Sheikh's Stand In by Sophia Lynn

Author:Sophia Lynn [Lynn, Sophia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-07-02T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

When they returned to Khutal, they found that Charlotte, Aladdin, and Annika had returned. Almost as soon as they landed, Charlotte hustled Viviana to her favorite spa in the city while Aladdin made off with Mikal with startling haste.

"It's almost as if you two planned this," Viviana said flatly, because it was too obvious that they had.

"Are you irritated with us?" Charlotte asked, an impish look on her face.

Viviana sighed. "Not at all. I think I could use a little bit of sisterly advice."

"Good, all the better to get it while we're steaming."

Charlotte's favorite spa was actually an ancient structure with some very modern amenities. The space was carved directly into the rock of the mountains, and the steam room was fed by a hot spring that came directly up from the ground. There was a ledge for them to perch on, and the two sisters found themselves quite alone.

"So you've been busy since I've been gone," Charlotte said, eying Viviana speculatively.

"I have been," Viviana said with a shrug. "I imagine you are talking about Mikal?"

"Yes, imagine my surprise when I turned on my tablet that morning. Viviana, don't you think this is a little fast?"

A part of Viviana, the part that was ruled by sense, agreed with Charlotte. It was all fast, far too fast. Things were happening so rapidly that her emotions could barely keep up with it. One moment, she was thrilled by everything that was happening between her and Mikal. The next, she was sunk into doubt and uncertainty.

"I don't know," she hedged. "I know that I've never felt what I do for him for any other man before. Ever."

Charlotte sighed, and Viviana remembered with a smile that her sister was still very much a woman on her honeymoon. She had a suspicion that no matter what happened or how long it had been, she always would be.

"I'm glad you feel that way," Charlotte said. "But I just don't want you to make a bad decision. I don't want you to think that you're trapped just because you made an agreement."

Viviana wished she could tell her sister that the agreement was only going to last until after the legislation had passed. It was very limited after all, and after that, she could go on with her life exactly as she pleased. The thought of going back to that week in Paris, however, was looking more dull by the moment, and she had no idea how to deal with that.

"Are you worried about me?" A thought struck her. "Is Aladdin having this exact same talk with Mikal?"

Charlotte laughed, fanning some of the steam away from her face. "Oh, maybe. When we got the news, Aladdin nearly cheered. He likes you a lot, you know, and I know that he thinks that you'll be good for Mikal."

The thought of her actually being good for Mikal caught her attention. Viviana raised her eyebrow. "Do you know … that sounds a little unlikely to me?"

"How do you mean?"

Viviana shrugged helplessly.

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