CHAPTER 9
The following morning at breakfast, Amanda felt gritty-eyed after a restless night.Xavier, however looked as fresh as a daisy.
"I thought you might like to come around the estate with me today....get a proper feel for it,we can go on horseback"Amanda's tiredness subsided instantly, and her cowardly heart starting beating fast picturing them on the horse that day but today,she wanted to have a ride separately."Okay.That sounds nice"A couple of hours later,astride a huge horse, with a wide hat on her head, following Xavier,she knew nice didn't do it justice.
Amanda couldn't help a burgeoning feeling of something scarily like joy from expanding her chest as she rode slowly on her horse.Just then, Xavier stopped his horse and looked back.He sat with easy grace in his saddle,lean and awe-inspiring.Black jeans moulded to hard thighs muscles.Amanda gripped her reins hard.She'd been avoiding looking at him ever since she'd watched him swi
