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The drive back to Tiero’s office seems to take no time, or perhaps it’s because I’m lost in thoughts.
All this security around Tiero is making me paranoid. The perceived danger this afternoon is probably all in my head.
Why would anybody watch me? I’m no one important.
Argh.I can’t let this spoil my vacation.
Tiero is waiting when the car pulls up and slides into the seat next to me. His eyes sparkle as he takes my hand and kisses it tenderly. Just the sight of him has me smile like a goof.
My friends, the butterflies, come to life again, or maybe they’re more like my foes. My pulse speeds up as I slide closer and snuggle into him, breathing in the scent that’s so unmistakably Tiero. He always smells so damn good. I wish I could bottle it and take it home with me.
It’s only been a few hours since I’ve seen him, but I’ve still missed him.
Damn, I’m becoming way too attached.
His arm comes around me, and he kisses the top of my head. For the first time this afternoon, I feel safe, and my body relaxes.
“Where are we going?” I ask, not recognizing where we are, which isn’t all that unusual.
I have no navigational sense. My dad was great at it. He could look at the sky and know what direction to take. Sadly, I didn’t inherit his talent.
Give me a map to read, and it’s almost guaranteed we’ll never get to our destination.
On the trip, when Rhia met Lex, I couldn’t even program the satellite navigation properly. It was an honest mistake, but we ended up missing the wedding we traveled to Scotland for.
But if it hadn’t been for my abysmal sense of direction, my best friend wouldn’t have found her happily ever after. So perhaps it was destined to be. That’s what I tell her whenever she complains about me sending us on unexpected routes.
I’m pulled out of my daydream when my previous question answers itself. To my surprise, the car comes to a stop at the marina.
“We’re going back to your boat?”
“We are. And we have a destination this time,” Tiero says with a wink.
“Oh, and what is that destination?”
“My island.”
The man has an island?!
What the heck?
“You’ve got an island?” I repeat in disbelief. What world have I stumbled into?
When Tiero says nothing, I lift an eyebrow and cock my head to the side, looking at him expectantly. He smiles and leans over to kiss my lips.
“I do. And we’ll spend the next few days there.”
My eyes open wider in surprise.
What?
“Umm, did you just say a few days?”
He laughs at the dumbfounded expression on my face. “Yes, princess. Your hearing is spot on.”
Am I ready to spend twenty-four-seven with him? And for more than a day?
My mind screams‘No’, but my body has different ideas. It instantly heats, shouting‘Yes Yes Yes’.
