No Going Back (Club Aegis Book 6) by Christie Adams

Author:Christie Adams [Adams, Christie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Blue Topaz Books
Published: 2018-07-09T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

Guy stroked Khamseen’s soft, velvety nose, smiling as the black stallion tried to nibble his hand.

“Will there be anything else, sir?”

“No, it’s fine, thanks, Kim. I’ll see to bedding him down for the night when I get back. You go when you’re ready.”

Absently patting the horse’s neck, he watched his stable manager leave, then swung up into the saddle and headed out of the yard.

Memories and hurt feelings buzzed like angry wasps. Maddie was Liz. Maddie was Liz? Even now, his head still refused to believe it, in direct contrast with a heart that now claimed to have recognised her the moment he’d laid eyes on her. At least it gave him an explanation for all those irritating little nibbles of uneasiness at the edge of his consciousness.

He needed some mental clarity, but hacking around the quiet lanes near his home wasn’t going to give him that. At the first gate that gave him access to the wilder areas of his property, Guy left the road behind. Once the gate closed behind him, he urged his horse on with his heels, accelerating to a full gallop when the empty meadow stretched before them.

Riding into the wind blew the cobwebs and the problems from his mind. He knew this part of the estate like the back of his hand. He’d ridden it for years, ever since he’d first graduated beyond a rising trot. When Ros had come to live with him after her parents died, he’d brought her here too. There was something cathartic about riding hell for leather for the peace and solace of the ancient woods in the distance. Perspective helped too—bar some sort of disaster, the woodlands would outlive both him and the generations that followed him.

Christ, children. He slowed Khamseen to a canter, then a trot, and finally to a walk. He hadn’t thought about that in years. Maybe if he’d said something…

Guy gave a snort, impatient with himself for playing the what-if game, but unable to prevent it. What if he hadn’t taken such a pessimistic stance about the outcome of his mission? What if he’d disobeyed his orders and told Liz—Maddie about what he’d been asked to do, and they’d actually discussed what might happen in a worst-case scenario? What if he’d told her he wanted a serious relationship that extended beyond the playroom, one that included the little details, like a wedding ring and children?

What if he hadn’t looked into the eyes of the woman he’d buried on a freezing day over a decade ago?

Guy dismounted and led Khamseen between the trees. When he reached his ultimate destination, he unsaddled his horse and tethered the animal so he could move around but not go too far.

Jesus, what the hell did he do next? Seated at the foot of one of the trees, Guy let his head fall back against the gnarled trunk. He had no fucking clue, and that in itself set his internal alarm bells ringing. She was the woman he’d loved,

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