CHAPTER ONE

CHRISTIAN MARKOS TIPPED the last of his champagne down his throat and immediately refilled his glass.

He’d known today was going to be hard, but hadn’t imagined quite how torturous it would be. Not even all the running around he’d done with Rocco that morning, in their seemingly desperate attempt to find the bride, had mitigated it.

Afterwards, he’d stood by the side of his closest friend on the happiest day of his life and all he’d been able to think was how deeply he’d betrayed him.

While Rocco had been exchanging his vows, Christian had been using all his willpower to stop his gaze flitting to Alessandra.

He was still fighting it.

A pretty child who’d grown into a ravishingly beautiful woman. The one woman in the world who was

Or should have been.

tight chignon, she’d arrived by boat with the radiant bride, the

outshone everyone, including the

pair of black shoes so high he’d been amazed she could walk in them. But walk in them she had, beautifully, her delectable bottom swaying with every step. That was the last time he’d seen

evening celebration about to start. He’d made his best man’s speech and managed to raise some laughs from the other guests, especially

her side like a shot. If not her, then one of the other gorgeous women

he must have

one. The forbidden

things to get so out of hand? He might flit from bed to bed but he never lost

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