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“That’s a fucking order,” he said.
“I won’t disobey you.”
“Good. Get in the tub. It will help.”
I wasn’t in the mood to fight. The image of the dead ram was still unsettling, so I sunk into the hot water. Keir crouched down next to me. “These men are not my friends. It’s dangerous here. I need you to understand that more than anything else. I can’t keep you safe otherwise.”
I nodded.
“I have to get back to the meeting. Brendan is just outside, and I will be back in a bit to check on you.” He brought his mouth down, kissing me hard on the lips, before leaving.
I stretched out, enjoying the warmth, and felt myself relax. I wasn’t afraid of some unknown threat. It was Keir himself and the mix of emotions I felt which scared me. The man just spanked me, and my traitorous body actually enjoyed it.
ChapterTwelve
EVIE
“What are we doing?” I asked Keir as we walked with his guests to the north side of the island.
“You’ll see.” He took my hand, pulling me in close.
It was late afternoon, and dark clouds covered the sky. It would be raining soon. Due to the impending weather, Sir Leonard had opted to stay with the ladies back at the castle. I was just glad to be out of the room.
“Is there a horse on the island?” I continued to look for it.
“No,” he answered quickly. “At least not that I know of. Why did you see one?”
“I thought I might have. It was down by the shore in the water.”
I felt his hand stiffen in mine. “What did it look like?”
“It was big and black. Probably the largest horse I had ever seen. Beautiful.”
“The fog can play tricks with your eyes,” he said dismissively. “I doubt you saw a horse.”
We walked in silence after that, and it was only a short time before we came to a race track and two shiny Aston Martin V12 Vantage race cars. One in black and the other cherry red.
“Are you serious?” I said. “You built a race track on your island.”
“Why not. I wanted to show the lads a bit of fun.” He turned to the men. “Akshay and Kavish, you lads, take the red one, and Rhys, you come with me in the black. We’ll get you the next round, Aidan.”
I stood back off the track.
“We’ll take a practice loop, so you can get a feel for the track, then Mac will start us off. The first to complete four loops wins and will go on to the final round.”
“What’s the prize?” Akshay asked.
“The cars, of course.”
“Fucking lush,” Rhys said, getting into the driver’s side.
Aidan joined me off to the side as the men took off in the cars. “Your husband is a lucky man.”
“Who?” I asked.
“Keir.” His brows drew down in suspicion.
“Of course, sorry, it’s still so new,” I said, trying to cover up my mistake. “You’re the first person to refer to him as that.”
