A full week had passed since Aiden had rescued Anna from the ocean, and in those seven days Anna had grown far more confident and, he suspected, more like herself, even though she still lacked so many memories. Aiden was delighted to find that Anna was amusing, intelligent, and adventurous. And her love for animals was almost as strong as his own.
He worried each time he asked to take her out on horseback that she’d say no, but she seemed to thrive on the time they spent together out in the country. He’d always felt that nature was healing for one’s body and soul, and it seemed Anna agreed. It helped that they often ended up tumbled in the grass, kissing each other beneath the late-autumn sun and losing track of time altogether. Kissing Anna had to be one of life’s greatest pleasures. He
