Misguided Romantic Fantasy

Chris agreed with a nod of his head. "Yes, but it took him a long time. He didn't marry my mother until he was thirty-one years old, which was considered quite advanced at the time. She was barely twenty years old and the sole daughter of one of his main business competitors."

"Was it to gain an advantage over her father that he married her?"

"No," he stated emphatically. "He was madly in love with her. That is something I have to give him credit for."

"What a pity he'll never view you as her most enduring legacy."

"I was too much of a rebel, refusing to follow Imperial orders and determined to go my own way regardless of who tried to stop me."

He'd never been so forthright with her in the past. Was it the balmy afternoon heat or their growing affection that made it easier for him to tell her about his life now? Whatever the reason, Lara was eager to learn everything she could about him and wa