“Yes, that was convenient of them, wasn’t it?”
“They work at the hotel.”
“I’ll have a word with the management about it. I doubt they’ll be working there tomorrow.”
“You needn’t bother. I can speak up for myself.”
“Of course you can, Miss Webster, but you are a female and this is Egypt. May I escort you to your hotel? I’m determined that you arrive safely, and it’s obvious I shouldn’t trust the task to anyone but myself.”
She probably should have demurred, should have worried about his motives or intentions. As he’d mentioned, this was Egypt, and it was a renowned haven for slavers, criminals, confidence artists, pirates, and other low types. What if he was a kidnapper too? What if he had wicked designs on her person?
The inane notion flitted by, and she ignored it. He was courteous, faithful, and trustworthy. She stared into his mesmerizing blue eyes and was absolutely certain of it.
“I would appreciate it very much if you would see me to my hotel.”
“It would be my pleasure.”
He turned to a servant who was walking by and barked out a few orders in Arabic. Several men hastened to pick up her chair. They carried it over, and Mr. Blair helped her in. He rattled off another string of commands, and her new set of porters raced away at a trot.
They departed very rapidly and, suddenly panicked, she glanced around, afraid they’d left him behind. But he was jogging along at their swift pace.
“Stay with me,” she said. “Don’t let them go off without you.”
He flashed a grin that was devastatingly beautiful. “No, I won’t let them. I’ll be right by your side the entire way. You couldn’t be shed of me if you tried.”
HEART’S DEMAND
Bryce and Katarina
Book #3 of the Lost Lords Trilogy
Coming in August, 2015!
CHERYL HOLT is a New York Times, USA Today, and Amazon “Top 100” bestselling author of thirty-nine novels.
She’s also a lawyer and mom, and at age forty, with two babies at home, she started a new career as a commercial fiction writer. She’d hoped to be a suspense novelist, but couldn’t sell any of her manuscripts, so she ended up taking a detour into romance where she was stunned to discover that she has a knack for writing some of the world’s greatest love stories.
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