The Mogul's Reluctant Bride - Book Two (Billionaire Brides of Granite Falls) by Ross Ana E

Author:Ross, Ana E [Ross, Ana E]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: romance
Publisher: Ana E Ross
Published: 2013-05-10T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

“They’re all asleep? Even Alyssa?” Kaya asked into the phone.

“Yes, Mrs. Fontaine,” Haley replied.

“Alyssa didn’t even ask for me?”

“Well, she did ask a couple times, but Jason and Precious always managed to get her engrossed in something else.”

The fact that Alyssa had gone to sleep without her auntie Kaya’s arms around her for the first time in weeks, made Kaya wonder if she was the one who’d grown dependent on the little girl’s love. Tonight was the first night they’d been separated, and even though Kaya was happy that Alyssa was adjusting well to her new family, she couldn’t help but feel a little despondent. Gone was her excitement when she’d stolen away from the crowd at the dinner table and snuck upstairs to check on her babies.

“The children are fine, Mrs. Fontaine. There’s no need to worry about them.”

I’m worried about myself, Kaya thought, fully realizing another dimension of love. Love wasn’t merely about you loving someone unconditionally, but the joy of knowing that that someone needs you. “Thanks, Haley,” she said with a tremor in her voice. “But if Alyssa wakes up during the night and cries for me, I don’t care what time it is, you call me, okay?”

“Yes, I will call you if Alyssa wakes up.”

“Goodnight, Haley.”

“Good night, Mrs. Fontaine.”

Mrs. Fontaine. What a crock, Kaya thought as she hung up the phone.

From the balcony, she stared down at the lively conversation still going on between her husband of four weeks and their dinner guests—Steven and Libby, the newlyweds, Erik and Michelle Lacrosse who’d recently returned from their honeymoon, and Adam Andreas.

For the past few hours, Kaya had been listening to the newlyweds and honeymooners recount their stories of loving moments under tropical suns and moons. Although she too was a newlywed, the only stories she could have contributed were tales of how well the children were doing. Since there was only so much of that topic she could talk about, she’d taken the opportunity to silently observe her circle of new friends.

From their interactions with each other, Kaya could tell that Erik and Michelle wished they were still in the Seychelles Islands totally enthralled with each other, although Michelle had said that she missed her kids—Erik’s eight-year-old daughter, Precious, from his first marriage, and their own absolutely adorable nine-month-old son, Little Erik. Michelle’s elated announcement earlier that she was three months pregnant with their third child made Kaya wonder if she and Bryce would ever experience their kind of marital bliss.

Kaya smiled as Adam began talking about his trip to Africa with his cousin Massimo who’d remained on the mother continent to venture out on a lone safari. Adam owned Hotel Andreas, and Andreas-an exclusive restaurant chain. It was so élite that patrons made reservations with sizable, non-refundable deposits months in advance. There were no walk-ins at Andreas.

“I hope Massimo is more careful this time. We don’t want a repeat of the last solitary trip he took,” Bryce said. “I have a new wife and family now and don’t have time to run Andretti Industries for him.

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