The Emperor's Bride (Belles & Bullets Book 6) by Caylen McQueen

Author:Caylen McQueen [McQueen, Caylen]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2017-10-07T04:00:00+00:00

Sixteen

To catch his brother on the road to Santo Feo, Josiah rode at top speed as long as his horse's stamina allowed the pace. But his mare was starting to get tired—as were his ears, because Carol talked nonstop.

“So I have this ex-boyfriend, Kieran McCray,” she rambled. “I really thought I'd landed myself a good guy. He was strong, funny, clever, and he knew how to please a lady. Basically, he was everything I could ever want... and then he got drunk and cheated on me with a prostitute in Bordeaux. It really broke my heart, you know. I always thought he'd find me and beg for forgiveness, but the next time I saw him, he'd hooked up with someone else. Oh well. Wherever he is, I hope he's behaving himself.”

“Did I need to know this?” Josiah lethargically mumbled.

“Well, no. I just thought you might be curious about my romantic history.”

“Not really.”

Carol ignored him and continued, as she always did, “I think I'm going to have a difficult time trusting men again. When you expect someone to be faithful and then they succumb to temptation that easily, it really hurts! And don't even try to blame it on all the whiskey he was drinking. Sure, alcohol can lead to poor judgment, but he still made a mistake. Anyway, Kieran was the last guy I dated, so I haven't had a boyfriend in over a year. Isn't that depressing?”

“Heartbreaking,” Josiah followed his answer with a sigh, which sounded more irritated than sympathetic. “Why are you telling me all of this? Are you expecting me to do something about it?” He slowed his horse to a trot, and eventually to a halt.

“Oh heck no!” Carol snorted with laughter. “Did you think I was asking you to be my boyfriend or something? Yeah... no. I wouldn't date you. To begin with, you're kind of rude. I guess you're kinda cute, but as far as looks go, I feel like you're a little overrated.”

“Is that so?” Josiah hopped down from his horse and offered a hand to Carol. She often struggled to climb down, and even though she was insulting him, he didn't want to see her fall on her face.

“Well, yeah!” Carol held Josiah's hand as she slipped from the saddle. “Don't get me wrong, you're not a bad-looking guy, but according to you, girls are swooning for you everywhere you go. You make it sound like you're tripping on ladies' underpants when you walk down the street. I don't think anyone deserves that much attention.”

Josiah scratched his chin. “Especially not a guy who gets a six-point-five out of ten on Carol's scale, huh?”

“Ehh... maybe I'd give you a seven now.”

“I'm really moving up in the world.”

“I know, right?” Carol gave him a congratulatory pat on the back, but if the scowl between his eyes was any indication, he didn't appreciate it. “So, by the way... why are we stopping?”

“I needed to give my horse a rest.”

“I guess that makes sense.” Carol watched him slip an apple from his bag and peel away its skin.

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