‘You need to keep this in a safe place.’
‘Have you ever met him?’
‘No, he’s a writer who seems to stay out of the public eye. I follow him on Twitter, but he barely posts.’
‘Yes, I did tweet him after I received the book, but I never got a reply.’
‘That doesn’t surprise me.’
‘But I’m going to ask him about it tomorrow. Let’s get the food ordered. I’m starving!’ Elle headed into the kitchen.
‘Your phone just beeped.’
‘It’ll be Pippa. She’ll be checking in to see if we’re going to the pub. Just swipe the screen and look. I’ve not got a passcode.’
Returning with numerous menus, Elle placed them on to the coffee table. Noah stared down at the phone screen.
‘Is it Pippa?’ she asked, sitting next to him.
His eyes met hers and he passed the phone to her.
‘Oh my!’ There in her notifications list was a message from Sam Stone himself.
Looking forward to meeting the talented @ElleCooper tomorrow!
‘Someone definitely has a fan!’ Noah exclaimed. ‘Like we said, he barely tweets.’
Elle didn’t reply. She was still staring at the phone as her notifications began to ping off the scale from Sam Stone’s followers.
ChapterForty-Three
‘How do I look?’ Elle asked as she stood nervously in front of Pippa and Noah.
‘You look amazing! Now come on – the car should be here any second,’ Pippa exclaimed, grabbing her sparkly silver handbag from the table.
Noah looked gorgeous in a crisp pale blue shirt. He walked over to her. ‘Absolutely beautiful. Enjoy today.’ He softly kissed her on her cheek. ‘And take a look outside.’
With a puzzled expression, Elle looked out of the window. ‘Is the King visiting?’
Noah laughed. ‘That is a Bentley and your carriage for today.’
‘No way – that looks extremely posh.’
‘Yes way, Flynn has sent it for you. He said you deserve to arrive in style.’
Elle put her hands to her heart. ‘I don’t know what to say. Everyone is being so kind.’
‘Come on, we’re going to pick Irene up en route.’
‘Oh my gosh, have you seen the car outside?’ cried Pippa. ‘Heads are going to turn, travelling through Glensheil to Heartcross. I need to post a reel.’
Elle rolled her eyes in amusement as Pippa bounded out of the front door towards the car. Within seconds she had the driver striking different poses before she began filming inside.
‘Only Pippa!’ Elle laughed as they shut the front door behind them.
* * *
Fifteen minutes later the Bentley passed through the gatehouse and drove up the tree-lined drive of Starcross Manor.
