The Heiress by Cassia Leo

Author:Cassia Leo [Leo, Cassia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Gloss Publishing

I slid out of bed quietly, holding my breath until I was safely outside the bedroom. As I made my way out to the veranda, I noted how the house still didn’t look lived in despite the fact that Daniel and I had been here for almost a day. I wondered if that was the way it would always look, and something about this thought made me sad.

I quietly prowled across the veranda, past the swimming pool, and down the wooden stairs to the beach. It was still dark out, but a hazy golden promise of sunlight lay just beyond the horizon. Taking a seat in the cool sand a few meters from the reach of the waves, I positioned my feet toward the east, hugged my knees to my chest, and waited. Just as the sun began to crest above the crashing waves, I caught some movement out of the corner of my eye.

“You promised to make me breakfast,” I said, as Daniel took a seat next to me.

He wore a pair of gray athletic pants and no shirt, his wavy hair perfectly messy. “I would have never made that promise if I knew you woke up at the butt-crack of dawn,” he replied, planting a tender kiss on my shoulder. “Jesus Christ, that’s beautiful.”

I turned back to the horizon and my breath caught in my chest. The bright, pale-yellow sun rose across a peach horizon, sending brilliant flares of sun rays shining across the sky and dancing on the ocean’s surface. Daniel was right; it was absolutely gorgeous.

“You say that as if you’ve never seen it,” I said. “Have you never come out this early to see the sunrise?”

He leaned back on his hands. “You took my Hamptons sunrise virginity. How does it feel?”

“You got a cigarette?”

He shook his head. “You’re different today.”

“Different? How do you mean?”

He laid a soft kiss on my shoulder and smiled at me. “When we got here yesterday, you were restless. Like a wild animal who escaped its cage.”

I chuckled and let out a soft roar. “And today?”

“Your soul is calm. You told your story. Now your heart can rest.” He turned his attention back to the sunrise. “Today, you’re different. Today, you’re you.”

A rush of warmth welled up inside me as I realized this man was more tuned into my emotions than I was.

“Have you thought some more about making that call?” he asked.

A pang of guilt beat a steady rhythm in my chest. “Actually, I wanted to ask you about that,” I began. “I know you had plans for us today, but I was hoping you could take me back early, like, this morning. So I can make that call today. Is that okay?”

His gaze drifted over my entire face as a smile curled his full lips. “That’s one of the best ideas I’ve ever heard.”

I turned back toward the sunrise to hide my grin. “Are you trying to get rid of me?” I teased.

“You really do catch on quickly,” he teased back, then he nodded toward the house.

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