The Prince's Pregnant Secretary (Mills & Boon Modern) (The Van Ambrose Royals, Book 2) by Emmy Grayson

Author:Emmy Grayson [Grayson, Emmy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2022-09-30T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

ALARIC GLANCED OUT the window and saw with surprise that the sky had already grown dark. He glanced at his watch and swore. It was just after five o’clock. The conversation with the ambassador had taken nearly two hours, followed by a virtual meeting with one of his economic committees and then another meeting with his new brother-in-law, Cass.

Briony and Cass were honeymooning somewhere in the Maldives for three weeks, but Cass had proven to be invested in Linnaea’s financial recovery, both literally and figuratively. His commitment was admirable given that Alaric’s father had once kicked Cass and his family out of the country.

Toward the end of their meeting, Briony had appeared onscreen, radiant with a big smile on her face as she’d kissed Cass on the cheek and admonished him for working so late before their dinner reservation. Cass’s indulgent grin as he’d told Alaric he’d follow up the next day before exiting out of the meeting had ratcheted up Alaric’s guilt to new levels. The former playboy billionaire was making time for his wife and he couldn’t even set aside five minutes to walk with his new bride.

After his conversation with Daxon, he’d kept his distance the first couple of days. Daxon’s harsh laughter had echoed in his ears every time he’d even thought about Clara. The tiny seed of doubt that had been planted after they’d made love on top of his desk had rooted itself deep in his heart, cunningly winding its way through his veins until it had leaped up and nearly strangled him following the phone call. To look at Clara and think that he had placed her in the same position his father had placed so many women, including Alaric’s own mother, had made him so angry at himself he couldn’t bear to be around her.

His anger had gradually subsided as he’d focused on work. When he’d gone down to the kitchen to grab a sandwich on the second day, he’d seen the door to the library open and found Clara sleeping in the chair by the fireplace.

Beautiful. That had been his first thought as his eyes had greedily moved over her sleeping form, from the gentle wisps of blond hair escaping from her bun to her dark lashes resting on her pale cheeks. She’d fallen asleep with a book in one hand and her cheek resting in the other. The urge to kneel before her, lean in and gently kiss her awake before scooping her in his arms and taking her back to the master suite had been overwhelming. He’d focused his attention instead on building a fire to ward off the chill seeping through the massive windows overlooking the lake and draping a blanket over her before returning to his office.

Eventually they would introduce physical intimacy into their relationship. He wanted more children. Hopefully she did, too. But when that happened, it needed to be the way his past relationships had been conducted, with a focus solely on physical pleasure.

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