The Army Doc's Secret Princess by Emily Forbes

The Army Doc's Secret Princess by Emily Forbes

Author:Emily Forbes
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollinsPublishers
Published: 2020-06-10T18:55:12+00:00


The city had given way to green fields, grapevines and small country towns and Viktoria was as excited as a young child at Christmas to see kangaroos with joeys in the bush as they drove past. Eventually Cam turned off the highway and drove over a cattle grid between white wooden fence posts. Horses grazed in the paddocks on either side of the driveway, but they were a breed Viktoria didn’t recognise.

‘What sort of horses are they?’ she asked.

‘Walers,’ Cam replied. ‘My sister and her husband breed them.’

He drove past the stables and up to the house. It was built of stone but clearly modern, with large windows that looked over the paddocks. A steel pergola, covered in vines, jutted out from the front of the house.

A heavily pregnant woman with dark hair stepped out of the house as Cam pulled his SUV to a stop.

Cam opened Viktoria’s door for her before greeting the woman with a hug.

‘Hello, little brother,’ she said as she let go of Cam and smiled at Viktoria.

Cam introduced them. ‘This is my sister, Skye, and her husband, David.’ Skye had the same blue-grey eyes as Cam. David was a tall, solidly built man with sandy hair and a pleasant face.

‘Hello, Viktoria,’ Skye welcomed her. ‘I hear you’ve had rather an eventful day.’

Viktoria handed Skye the bouquet of flowers that she had bought from a roadside stall during the drive. She’d insisted that Cam stop, knowing she couldn’t arrive both uninvited and empty-handed. ‘Oui, a little more stressful than I am used to, certainement. Thank you for including me this afternoon; I know you were not expecting me.’

‘Don’t be silly. Friends of Campbell’s are always welcome.’

Viktoria didn’t miss the sideways glance Skye gave Cam and she wondered what it was all about.

She followed Skye into the house, stepping straight into a large living room adjacent a modern kitchen.

‘And I agree with Cam,’ Skye said as she filled a vase with water and arranged the flowers. ‘You had a nasty shock this morning; it is better not to be on your own. Although he could have postponed the visit instead of dragging you out into the countryside.’

‘I was happy to come. I must admit, I might have invited myself. I wanted to see something of the country and, once Cam told me you had horses, I was not going to let him cancel his visit.’

‘Do you ride?’

‘Oui.’ She had ridden almost before she could walk.

‘Would you like to see the horses?’

‘I would love to.’

‘Perfect. I’ll leave the men to sort afternoon tea and I’ll take you to see the animals. The two of you can handle that, can’t you?’ she asked, looking from David to Cam and back again. ‘Boil the kettle and cut some cake; we won’t be long.’

Skye peppered Viktoria with questions as they wandered down to the paddocks. ‘You’re working at the Games? Is that where you met Cam?’

‘Oui. He had to show me around the event venues. He was not too happy about that, but I hope he has forgiven me the inconvenience.



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