Kay Thorpe – Bought By A Billionaire (страница 9)

Recalling the way she’d felt that day, ‘at ease’ wasn’t exactly the way she would have described it, but she knew what he meant. There had been a compatibility in tastes: a liking for classical music, for theatre, for books with meaningful content. Looking back, it was amazing how much ground they’d covered during those few hours together.

‘What happens next week?’ she asked. ‘Do I take it you’ll be flitting round Europe?’

‘Next week we travel to the Douro,’ he said. ‘I have to introduce you to my family.’

Catching a certain tension in his voice, Leonie slanted a glance. ‘I take it they do know you’re married?’ she queried in sudden suspicion.

‘Not yet,’ he admitted. ‘Nor are they likely to approve.’

Pride raised flags in her cheeks. ‘You mean they may think I’m not good enough to join the Dos Santos clan?’

The smile that touched the firm mouth was wry. ‘Snobbery isn’t confined to any one race. They have fixed ideas of continuance where the bloodline is concerned. But faced with a fait accompli, they have no choice but to accept my choice of bride.’

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