Harlequin Romance October 2022 Box Set by Rebecca Winters

Author:Rebecca Winters
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2022-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

Edward

She’s surprisingly quick down the Georgian staircase, the backpack failing to hinder her in the slightest. It would be impressive if not for the fact that I know she’s running from me.

Again.

Once outside, she shows no sign of slowing, no awareness of me behind her...

Where’s she heading in such a hurry?

Anywhere you’re not...

‘Leaving without saying goodbye?’

She freezes on the stone steps and her bag lifts with her shoulders. She blows out a breath before turning to eye me over her shoulder. ‘Look, Edward—’

‘Don’t worry, Summer, you have form for it. I’m hardly going to get offended now.’

She nips her lip, blue eyes flitting between me and the street—her escape.

‘But we do need to talk.’

‘Right now I need space to think.’

I shove my hands into my pockets, try to ignore the pang of her dismissal and the dogged desire to stay in her orbit. Dammit. How can twenty years go by and that frustrating need to be near her in spite of everything remain? An intrinsic need that runs so deep it’s as much a part of me as the blood pumping through my veins.

‘When, then?’

‘Soon.’

‘How soon?’

‘I don’t know, Edward!’ she blurts, vibrant and alive in her exasperation. ‘This whole thing has come as a huge shock and I need to get my head on straight before I can have a sensible conversation with you about it.’

‘Very well,’ I say. ‘Where are you staying?’

‘What does that matter?’

‘I’ll send the car to pick you up when you’re ready to talk.’

‘That won’t be necessary.’

‘Tell that to Gran’s driver. He’ll already be contemplating his future now the estate is under new management.’

She gives a shake of her head, a bitter laugh. ‘I hardly think he wants to drive all the way down from the Highlands to ferry me around.’

‘It’s not about want—it’s his job. It’s what the estate pays him for.’

She laughs some more and my already frayed nerves snap. ‘I’m glad you find this so amusing.’

She huffs at me, raises her brows to the heavy sky above. ‘You’re a fool if you think my laughter stems from humour, Edward.’

She shakes her head, takes the last step down and turns to look up at me. I steel myself for whatever she has to say. I steel myself against the warmth that pulses through me at having her so close again. Against the age-old anger and hurt that wants to resurrect itself even though its ancient history.

But now I have Gran’s betrayal to add to the mix.

‘We’ll talk at the estate,’ I say. It’s an order, not a request. ‘It’s where we’ll be living after all.’

My skin crawls as I acknowledge the truth of it. I feel my heart beating harder, faster, daring her to deny me.

‘OK.’

I swallow, ignoring the kick to my pulse that her surprising agreement triggers. ‘Good.’

‘But I’ll get to the estate under my own steam. When are you intending to leave?’

I stare off into the distance. The hustle and bustle of Edinburgh is a relief from her and the pressure building inside my head, my chest.

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