Lord of the Nile by Constance O'Banyon

Author:Constance O'Banyon
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, Fiction, Historical, General
ISBN: 9780843958218
Publisher: Leisure Books
Published: 2007-05-02T00:00:00+00:00

Ramtat was waiting for Danaë as she emerged from the tent. As he walked toward her, the sun was behind him. In its bright glow, she could not help thinking he had taken the form of the sun god, Amun-Re, so brilliantly did he shine.

“I have a surprise for you,” he said. “I’m going to show you something very few know about. How would you like to camp overnight?”

His offer was altogether unexpected, and she eagerly nodded. “Some of my fondest memories are times when my father and I camped in the desert.” She looked reflective. “The servants prepared the same food they would have served us at home, but somehow it tasted better in the desert.”

He lifted her onto her horse, his hands lingering at her waist. “I will be your servant tonight, for we go on our adventure alone.” He arched his brow. “Unless you would prefer to have servants wait upon you.”

Danaë was filled with delight at the prospect of being alone with him but was afraid to let it show on her face. “I’m no pampered maiden who needs someone to wait upon me.”

“Then let us go—it is almost a full day’s ride to this place I would show you.”

In no time at all they had left the encampment far behind and were racing across the desert. They stopped at the noon hour and broke their fast, rested the horses, and then were on their way once more.

Danaë loved the feel of the wind blowing in her hair. Her white stallion raced up the side of a sand dune without pausing. She glanced over at Ramtat and laughed. “Would you dare race me to the next dune?” she asked, issuing him a challenge.

With a nod of his head, Ramtat allowed Danaë’s horse to break out in front before he spurred his own stallion forward. She was laughing as she bent low over the saddle. She saw Ramtat come up beside her and urged her mount faster. But try as she might, she could not catch him when he overtook her, and his black stallion maintained his lead. Ramtat had dismounted and was waiting for her when she reached the top of the dune.

She slid off her horse and crossed her arms over her chest, glowering at him. “You purposely gave me the slower horse—you knew I couldn’t win.”

Ramtat lowered his gaze to her compressed lips. “Would you expect me to set you on a horse that could outrun mine?” He pushed a wayward strand of hair behind her ear. “Nay, Danaë—I am not a fool. If you found you could outrun me, you would have left me behind.” His dark gaze challenged her. “Is that not the right of it?”

She lowered her arms. “You are wise not to underestimate me. I was testing you, and if I had won, I would have kept going.”

His eyes narrowed. “But you didn’t win, did you?”

They stared at each other challengingly.

At last Danaë spoke: “You think you know me, but you don’t.

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