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Mounted on Buttercup—another one of Hugh’s gifts she just adored—she headed purposely away from the castle, the further away, the better.
Just to avoid Hugh—and her grandfather, too.
Until she was sure he was gone. For good. Their paths would certainly go different directions from now on and they would never be seeing each other.
No, she didn’t want to see him again. Because when he wanted, he could be the most captivating man in the world and only God knew why he had wanted her.
He wouldn’t have been an easy man to handle as a husband but surely he would be worth all the efforts. Usually, Anneliese would have enjoyed pitting her will against his, but now?
He was the worst kind of trouble and heartbreak. The sooner he’s away, the better. She pressed her heels against Buttercup’s s
