The Maharajah's Billionaire Heir by Lucy Monroe

Author:Lucy Monroe
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, multicultural, billionaire, romance novel, royalty, steamy romance, alpha hero, alpha male, romance steamy, secret royalty
Publisher: Lucy Monroe

CHAPTER SEVEN

Eliza hadn't even really wanted to marry Dev.

Not for his sake certainly. As close of friends as they had been, Eliza knew without question she would not have been angry, or even disappointed, if Dev had backed out of the arranged marriage.

As she'd grown older, she had come to believe she did not have to marry Dev to keep her place in the Singh family. Adhip uncle and Tabish auntie saw her as their daughter, marriage, or not marriage.

Even now, as much as Tabish auntie wanted what she termed the stability of Eliza's marriage to the new heir, she had also told Eliza privately that if she didn't want to go through with it, Eliza should not.

Now, that it looked like Rajvinder wasn't as keen on the marriage, Eliza couldn't hide from the truth that she did want the marriage.

And it worried her, because though he and Grandfather had discussed terms for Rajvinder becoming the Maharajah's official heir, she knew the old man was still laboring under the belief that his heir would be marrying the woman raised to be princess. Eliza.

Anxiety and disappointment created a negative maelstrom of emotions inside her.

Eliza and Rajvinder were in the car when she realized that as much as she'd looked forward to seeing the Nutcracker ballet, she was no longer in the mood.

"Would you mind terribly if I begged off on the ballet?" she asked, certain he wouldn't mind at all.

Rajvinder looked at her with an expression she might have been tricked into thinking was concern, if she didn't know better. "Are you all right? You were very quiet at dinner."

"I'm tired." Exhausted. A sense of defeat rode her while she told herself it didn't matter.

He'd agreed to be heir. That was what was important. Not only would Rajvinder be reunited with his father's family, like Dev wanted, but Eliza was sure he would fix the ailing business empire. Taking care of the family just as she'd promised Dev.

Rajvinder gave her another searching look, but nodded. He stopped in front of the hotel, going to unclip his seatbelt. But she stopped him with a hand to his wrist. "Don't get out. I'll see myself up."

He pressed the button and the snick of the seatbelt disengaging sounded. "I will see you inside."

"That's not necessary, really."

But Rajvinder was already getting out of the car. He said something to the valet before coming around to help Eliza out of the car, showing no compunction about stepping around the livery clad attendant that had opened her door.

"I will change our tickets for tomorrow's ballet," he said as he led her inside.

"Please, don't bother. I'll probably be packing. I'll look for a flight back to India tonight." She had some thinking to do, plans to make.

The marriage might not be going forward, but her time with Rajvinder Acharya and his mother Barbie Latham had made Eliza realize that maybe the time had come to stop living for other people.

That maybe it was time to start living. Full stop.

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