“Actually the hot springs underground keep the house warm too,” he explained, “and you can be prepared to swim even on Christmas Day.”
“Mama would be shocked at the thought of my swimming at any time of the year!” Zosina replied.
The King turned her face up to his.
“It is not what your mother says now, it is what I say,” he said, “and I want you to swim. I promise I will look after you whether it is winter or summer. Perhaps I should prefer the winter, because I can hold you closer in my arms to keep you warm.”
There was a note of passion in his voice that made her heart turn over in her breast and, as she looked into his eyes, she knew how much he wanted her, as she wanted him.
Now they were married and they were in the house by the lake. And they were on their honeymoon.
It was Sán
