Page 47 of Time To Learn

“I’m sorry.”

She sits up in her seat, avoiding my gaze as she rolls her lower lip between her teeth.

“Don’t be. It was a long time ago. When my husband died, we came to live with Mum, and it’s helped us heal. I love thefarm.”

Giving her the opening she clearly needs, I nod. “I can see why. Has Wenn always saved horses?”

I can practically feel the tension leave her body as she raises her head again.

“Ever since she met my dad, yes. She helped him a lot, but it was mostly his dream. When he died in a car crash five years ago, she became even more passionate aboutthem.”

Fuck.

“I’m so sorry,” I murmur.

“It was hard for all of us, but we pulled through. We’re survivors. All the Turley’sare.”

I raise my eyes ather.

“That’s our last name,” she explains. “Our line goes a long wayback.”

“I love the history of your country,” I start. “All the legends here make fascinating bedtime reading.”

A laugh erupts from her lips, making my stomach dip from the throaty sound. My cock stirs in my jeans, and I grit my teeth.

Shit. Down, boy.

Her laughter dies down, but the smile shining in her eyes has me spellbound.

“Thank you. All the tourists say exactly thesame.”

I grimace, a bit annoyed to be compared to everybodyelse.

“I guess so. Don’t you believe in fairies, then?”

“They’re called nymphs here,” she corrects me. “But no, I don’t. I mean, I understand and respect the past—the folklore is interesting. It’s our heritage and we shouldn’t forget it, but I don’t believe in magic. Maybe it existed centuries ago, but I think it vanished overtime.”

My lips turn down in a small frown.

“That’s a shame.”

A serious look enters hereyes.

“I don’t believe in living in the past, Kristian. We should learn from it, true, but the present is all that matters tome.”

I tilt my head ather.

“Don’t you think about the future?”

She shakes her head slowly.

“Nope.”

“Why do I get the feeling we’re not talking about your country anymore?” I ask, puzzled.

She shrugs, a guarded glint in hereyes.

“I don’tknow.”