Harlequin Presents--June 2020--Box Set 2 of 2 by Dani Collins

Author:Dani Collins
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2020-02-15T00:00:00+00:00

EPILOGUE

Two years later

‘COME RIDE WITH ME.’

Hester glanced up and registered the heat of intent in her husband’s eyes. ‘I thought you had meetings all afternoon?’ she asked, faking cool serenity. But she put down the book she’d been reading and quickly stood.

‘Finished early.’ Alek smiled knowingly.

She knew that smile so well and every time he sent it her way, it hit her right in the solar plexus. He didn’t just love her, he adored her—making her feel beautiful inside and out. And with him at her side, she didn’t just handle everything—all the good and the bad—that life had to offer, she revelled in it.

So now she drank in the sight of him in the black trousers and shirt he preferred to ride in. Sensual attraction fluttered as she felt ruthless desire emanating from him. Their need for touch hadn’t dissipated in the two years since their mad, quick and convenient marriage—in fact it had increased.

After the coronation they’d had to escape—stealing a full month of a real honeymoon at the stud, replying to any arising issues via phone and emails. And even then, upon their return, it had been a challenge to concentrate for longer periods of work again.

Together they’d formed their alliance. She’d accompanied him more on engagements and she’d found a purpose of her own in reinvigorating the city’s literacy programmes. Then, just this year, she’d opened the children’s library of her dreams—using a room in Queen Aleksandrina’s castle, to bring life and love and laughter back to the place, so that more people could take time out there and appreciate the beauty built by an untameable woman who’d refused to fit in.

And every weekend they could, they came back here to Triscari Stud to oversee the breeding programme and take some time for themselves. So now Hester walked with him to the yard. Jupiter was saddled and waiting not quite patiently. They always rode together when staying at the stud even though Hester had learned to ride on her own and actually found she wasn’t just getting better, she enjoyed it.

Today Jupiter carried them both. Alek steered him in the direction of the clifftop forest that they’d gone to on her first visit here. Hester’s heart sang as, sure enough, they went to the hot springs where they’d come together again in that desperately passionate way. She treasured that piece of obsidian that rested safely in her box. But today it wasn’t only the striking rock formations and steaming water that caught her attention. A circular white tent was set up near the pool and a small sofa actually sat outside in the warm sun, smothered in plump cushions and rugs.

‘What’s this?’

‘Our anniversary escape.’ He tightened his hold on her. ‘Or did you think I’d forgotten?’

‘I didn’t think you’d forgotten,’ she murmured. ‘I thought you were probably planning something for later. I figured your meeting was a cover.’

‘Were you planning something?’

She smiled coyly and leaned back against him. ‘Of course.’

She loved dreaming up nice things to show she cared.

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