The very last thing I needed to do was harm him.

Xavier’s eyes locked onto me as quickly as I got here again into view. He had a involved frown on his face that didn’t let up at the same time as I sat down.

“Every part okay?”

“Oh,” I compelled out amusing. “Yeah. My household referred to as to inform me that apparently one in all my aunties obtained right into a combat with somebody after the reception. Guess she obtained taken to jail and my father needed to bail her out this morning.”

His expression morphed into amusement. “What sort of wedding ceremony would it not be with out some household drama?”

“Precisely. I’d say that’s the start to a really lengthy and completely happy marriage.”

He lifted his mug of espresso in direction of me. “A blessing, one would say.”

I grinned and lifted my very own up, clinking it along with his. Butterflies lit up in my abdomen as he chuckled.

“Amanda, what do you say that I take you out on a date?”

I blinked in shock. “A date?”

He nodded, setting his mug down. “Sure. A correct one. I need to get to know you higher now that we aren’t compelled to correspond between letters.”

I felt my cheeks flush as I smiled. “I’d love that.”

He mirrored me along with his personal. “Excellent.”

Chapter 5

Mia

Time appeared to fly by.

I’d been blessed with two whole weeks with Xavier earlier than my father referred to as to investigate cross-check me once more. By some sort of stroke of luck, he’d knowledgeable me that my sister had been lower than thrilled to begin her married life and had gotten into extra bother whereas residing with my mother and father.

As unhappy as that was to listen to, it additionally made me glad.

I by no means needed my sister to wrestle with issues, not to mention a wedding that she’d agreed to when it was clear she wasn’t prepared for it. Nevertheless, I used to be getting precisely what I needed out of this whole deal—extra time with the person that I used to be in love with.

I met my father’s profuse apologies with even acceptance, whereas on the within I used to be virtually leaping for pleasure.

In the meantime, Xavier had been fantastic to me, impressing me an increasing number of as the times stretched on. I nonetheless wasn’t positive how a person like him hadn’t been snatched up by another person however I additionally wasn’t going to query it.

Not after we have been each so rattling completely happy and content material.

After our brief weekend on the lodge, he’d introduced me again to his household’s property the place I used to be welcomed as his new bride. It was overwhelming assembly everybody, however quickly I settled right into a sort of regular rhythm that appeared to work.

On the identical evening I spoke to my father, Xavier determined to take me out to a ritzy restaurant proper outdoors of the town. It was the sort the place you wanted reservations six months upfront and a black card on file – in case you have been anybody aside from a King, that’s.

“This place is wonderful,” I mentioned, admiring the gorgeous chandeliers hanging above us.

“I assumed you may prefer it.” He handed me the wine menu. “You talked about in one in all your letters that you simply favored tenderloin.”

My coronary heart squeezed. I couldn’t imagine he remembered that. Particularly once I was fairly positive that had been in one of many first few letters we exchanged.

“I’m a sucker for a superb tenderloin.” I mentioned, burying my face behind the menu. I knew my face was in all probability beet pink.

He chuckled. “And I’m a sucker for you.”

Ugh. I used to be actually starting to resent my sister.

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