Reclaiming the Prince's Heart by Rebecca Winters

Author:Rebecca Winters
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2021-07-15T19:50:05+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

RINI FOLLOWED LUNA out of the suite and down the stairs. He’d hoped she would have said she wasn’t hungry, either. She had no idea how he’d longed for the two of them to spend the next twelve hours enjoying each other in ways he’d been imagining in his dreams.

Though he was convinced she didn’t pity him, he’d been lying to himself to believe she was truly ready to make love. He couldn’t bear the thought that she was playacting in order to prove her love to the husband who’d lost his memory. Rini might look like the man she’d married, but in his gut he knew he was still a stranger to her.

She was a stranger to him, too. He had to admit he felt somewhat uncomfortable about making love to a woman he didn’t know or recognize. Rini might not remember the man he was, but to take her to bed this fast didn’t speak well for him as a decent human being. Not with this woman. Not with the devoted wife who’d saved him from death. She deserved all the respect he could give her while they got to know each other again.

By the time they began eating dinner, he’d made a decision. For the time being he’d let the intimacy of their marriage grow at its own pace. Instead, he’d concentrate on learning Italian and work out his future. They planned to leave for the mine at six-thirty in the morning and stop on the way for breakfast. Later, they’d drive on to Rezana.

After thanking Viola for a delicious dinner complete with two different desserts he’d apparently loved, he asked Luna to excuse him. He explained that he wanted to spend time on the computer. “I need to familiarize myself with the mine and the maps.”

“That’s a marvelous idea. And remember that when you come to bed, the app on your phone will help you work on your Italian conversation during the night.”

“I haven’t forgotten your gift, Luna. It’s making all the difference.”

Though he wanted to kiss her neck, he resisted the impulse and left the table to go upstairs. Luna had sounded so pleased with his plans; he knew he’d done the right thing.

If pressed, Rini had little doubt she’d do her wifely duty, but he wanted her to desire him the way she’d portrayed in that photo of them. The picture of two people madly in love never left his mind. He prayed that one day he and Luna would get there again.

Two hours later he crept into the bathroom for a shower and shave. Luna lay on her side asleep. He could tell she wore a nightgown. It pleased him that she hadn’t put on her running clothes.

To his surprise he didn’t wake up until he heard her in the shower. Rini took advantage of the time to get dressed in casual trousers and a polo shirt. He’d found a valise in his study to pack some maps and graphs he’d run off the printer.

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