The Greek's Pregnant Bride

‘I never thought I’d see us at a wedding for one of our own,’ Zayed mused, wiping his mouth with the back of his hand. ‘I still can’t believe Rocco’s got married. I mean...married?’

‘Who would have thought he’d fall in love?’ Stefan said with the same incredulous tone.

Christian grunted and caught the barman’s attention for another round.

Call him cynical, but he couldn’t help wonder how long it would be before the love they felt for each other turned into something ugly. Because that was what marriage did—turned two people full of hope and love into bitter caricatures of themselves.

Much safer for everyone’s sake to avoid emotional entanglement. Christian conducted his own affairs by enjoying the moment and then moving on with the minimum of fuss. He had known before he was in double figures that marriage was not for him.

Zayed swivelled on his stool to cast his eyes over the ballroom. ‘There are some hot women here.’

Stefan grinned. ‘I noticed that lingerie model giving you the eye.’

‘I thought she was an actress?’

‘No, that was the other one.’

knocks spots off all these

snapped his head round to stare at him.

raised his hands. ‘I’m just making an

‘Well, don’t.’

to Rocco— Where are you going?’ he added when Christian

‘To get some air.’

well?’ Stefan

busy time. I’m probably jet-lagged. Get another round in—I’ll be back

Christian went to the restroom and splashed cold

a paper thickness away from

to get a

his guilt and

Alessandra out. As he found her, she turned her head in his direction, as if some sixth sense told her he was there. Quickly she

of his oldest and closest friends for an innocuous remark, he joined in with the celebration they were there for, drinking, laughing and horsing about, being the same old Christian he

would meet for a fraction of a second before jerking away. She certainly seemed to be