Forbidden Passion (The Billionaire's Club Book 11) by Elizabeth Lennox

Author:Elizabeth Lennox [Lennox, Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Elizabeth Lennox Books, LLC
Published: 2024-09-27T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

Ciara paused in the doorway of the breakfast room, quickly scanning the space. Her brother and Zayed were there, sitting at the table and discussing Ramit’s horses. Obviously, the two men had been out for a ride already. They looked sweaty and dusty as they sipped their coffee, but there was a good deal of color in their cheeks, attesting to a fast run through the chilly, morning air.

“Good morning, gentlemen,” she called out, trying to sound happy and lively even though she felt…oddly sad. Waking up alone after such an extraordinary night left her grumpy. She had hoped to find Falk here in the breakfast room and had been fully prepared to tear into him for leaving her without a word. At least she’d had the decency to tell him good morning before she’d left him two weeks ago.

He could have given her the same courtesy.

She walked over to the breakfast bureau and poured herself a cup of black coffee, hoping that the brew would add some much needed zing to her steps.

“What’s on the agenda for today?” she asked, sitting down. “And where is my lovely sister-in-law and adorable niece?”

Ciara wanted to punch her brother for the self-satisfied grin that appeared on his face. “She’s still in bed and Nadia is with her nanny,” he replied, taking a sip of his coffee. “And I’m not sure what’s on the agenda for today. I think that Antonio del Campo and his wife Astra arrive this morning. I’m scheming with Astra about organizing a birthday party for Maggie. Astra said she will tell me about her ideas once she arrives.”

Ciara nodded. “I like Astra. She’s good. Very good. I’ve been to several of her events and they are always spectacular.”

Zayed sighed. “I tried to hire her to come to Pitra so that she could work her magic on some of the villages in my country. But she said something about not wanting to be away from her husband for that long, or some such nonsense.”

A noise behind her caused everyone to turn. Ciara noticed a slender, brown-haired woman standing in the doorway. She looked…hurt? The woman’s features were lovely, if subdued. Her brown hair seemed to sparkle under the overhead chandelier, but the woman had pulled all of those lustrous locks into a sedate chignon at the back of her neck. And she wore minimal makeup and no lipstick, which caused her to appear…not bland. The woman was truly too lovely to appear bland. But Ciara wondered why she was trying to be non-descript when she was obviously a vibrant woman.

Or maybe she was vibrant at other times. At the moment, she looked…vanquished. What an odd word, but Ciara thought it was appropriate. But before she could interpret the woman’s expression more thoroughly, the stranger looked down at the file in her arms.

“I apologize for interrupting, Your Highness,” the woman said in a very stern voice, addressing Zayed in particular. “However, the call that you’ve been waiting for has come through.

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