Required to Wear the Tycoon's Ring by Maggie Cox

Author:Maggie Cox [Cox, Maggie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2015-01-31T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT

TO IMOGEN’S SURPRISE, Seth drove them to a heliport just a few miles away. Whilst she’d guessed they would be flying somewhere, she’d assumed they’d be going to an airport to board a plane. But confronted with the reality of this alternative form of transport, she felt her insides catapulting with excitement. She’d never experienced travelling in a helicopter before and viewed it as an unexpected bonus.

But as soon as the silver-haired pilot had lifted off she clutched her hands in her lap and fell silent. She wasn’t nervous about the flying. Even the noise of the whirring blades and the sudden jolting ascent didn’t bother her. It was just that the scenario she found herself in was so far away from her usual day-to-day experience that she had to pinch herself to believe that it was really happening.

The most surprising thing of all was that she was accompanying a wealthy and supremely confident businessman who’d barely been in her life five minutes, and that somehow she’d agreed to become his wife in a marriage of convenience...

‘It’s a good feeling to be on our way,’ Seth commented, turning in his seat to glance at her. ‘With no obstacles to delay us. It’s been my experience in my career that something usually comes up at the last minute.’

Imogen screwed up her face. ‘Don’t say that. It might be unlucky.’

‘Are you telling me that you’re superstitious?’

‘I’ve been known to avoid the number thirteen and walking under ladders—that kind of thing.’

Amused, he shook his head. ‘Well, nothing’s going to spoil our trip. Trust me.’

Inexplicably, and going against all her usual instincts, she did. ‘Are you going to tell me where we’re going now?’

He smiled. ‘I suppose I ought to. You’ve done well not to press me for answers so far. Women’s curiosity usually gets the better of them, I’ve found. We’re going to Scotland. I hope you took my advice and packed some clothes for inclement weather?’

‘I did. I even packed a pair of sturdy boots in case we went walking. You can probably tell I was in the Girl Guides. My motto is Be Prepared.’

A painful reminder that she hadn’t been remotely prepared for being jilted at the altar made her insides tighten disagreeably. Quickly corralling the emotion, she quelled it, knowing that it would only spoil things.

‘But I never guessed we might be going to Scotland. What made you choose that for our destination?’

‘Wait until we get there and I’ll explain. In the meantime why don’t you just kick back and enjoy the ride? You’re going to see some amazing scenery en route.’

‘Okay, I will.’

The views over England were stunning enough, but as they left them behind and travelled further north her gaze encountered a proliferation of mountains, woodlands and reed beds in abundance. It was magical to see the narrow rivers that wove in and out through the differing habitats, the glint of diamond-bright sunlight on the shimmering water clearly marking them out.

The further afield they travelled, the more the colours of the land changed, too.

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