Modern Box Set 1-4 May 2020 by Abby Green

Author:Abby Green
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Mills & Boon Modern
Published: 2020-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

EPILOGUE

Three and a half years later, Krisakis

‘MAMA, LOOK! I’M SWIMMING!’

Sophy stood up from the lounger with a slight huff of effort. She smiled and waved at her two-and-a-half-year-old son Ajax, who admittedly looked as if he was splashing more than swimming, being tugged along in armbands by his father.

She plonked a sunhat on her head and went over to the edge of the pool, which was just one of the luxurious features of the Achilles Villa in the Krisakis Resort, which had opened a couple of years ago. This was the villa Sophy had suggested building at the top of the resort and it was the most sought-after for its views and privacy.

As Sophy had predicted, they were inundated with visitors looking to escape the far busier islands around them, and Krisakis was thriving and growing all the time.

Sometimes they themselves needed to escape, and they went out on the yacht that Apollo had bought at the auction those few years ago. He’d named it Little Flame, much to Sophy’s delight.

She went down on her haunches. ‘You are doing so well, my love. Papa is a good teacher, isn’t he? He taught me how to swim too.’

Ajax, dark-haired and a handful, as only a child of Apollo could be, broke into giggles. ‘Papa teaching Mama to swim—that’s silly! You’re a grown-up!’

Sophy saw Apollo’s smirk and splashed some water at him. He said warningly, ‘You’ll pay for that, Kyria Vasilis.’

She was Kyria Vasilis again. Except officially this time. They’d got married here on Krisakis in the small Greek Orthodox church. The inevitable media interest in Apollo marrying his widow’s twin sister had been handled well by his PR team and it had quickly faded from the news pages.

Sophy stood up now and undid the wraparound kaftan, dropping it to the ground. She saw the way Apollo’s eyes narrowed on her and the inevitable flame in their depths.

Her own body—so attuned to his—tingled and fizzed with anticipation. Lord knew, she shouldn’t be feeling sexy. She was eight months pregnant and the size of a small hippo but nothing was capable of diminishing their desire. Even Ajax’s arrival had been precipitated by Apollo’s very sensual brand of trying to ‘hurry him along’ when she’d been overdue with him.

She went over to the steps that led down into the pool and sat down, relishing the feel of the water cooling her sun-warmed skin. Apollo left Ajax splashing happily in the shallow end and came over to where she was, sliding his arms around her and stealing a kiss. Something they never got away with for long in front of their son.

He pulled back and sat beside her, putting a hand over her belly. The baby kicked. It was a girl. But they were keeping it a secret from Ajax. She put her hand over her husband’s and they looked at each other, a wealth of emotion flowing between them.

They’d already been tested by grief when Sophy had lost their second baby at about four months to a miscarriage, almost a year ago now.

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