Chapter 73

Maverick added, "I'll take you there some other time, when I'm free." Heidi's heart leaped right back into her throat. What difference did it make? Arabella always seemed to be present in all his future plans. Heidi stared at the new ring on Maverick's finger. He had once sworn that his time off belonged to her alone. Yet barely any time had passed before he began penciling in dates with someone else. This trip, it seemed, was the only one he was reserving for her. Arabella wasn't prepared to give up. "Actually, it's not that I'm desperate to go to Sapitoria. It's just that staying in Ashford by myself makes me feel so lonely. Heidi, how many days will you two be gone? I wish I were as healthy as you so I could travel everywhere with Maverick." Heidi fixed Arabella with an icy stare. "If you're not feeling well, stay in the hospital. The flight to Sapitoria takes five hours. What if you got sick high up in the sky and forced the entire plane to make an emergency landing? It's best