‘So we are in agreement?’

‘Yes. We are in agreement. I will marry you.’

It was Christian’s turn to exhale. Who would have thought he would feel relief to hear a woman agree to marriage?

‘It would be best to marry as soon as we can—before you start showing.’

‘I don’t want to arrange anything until I’ve spoken to Rocco.’

The mention of her brother’s name hit him like a blow: the metaphorical elephant in the room spoken aloud.

‘We will speak to him together.’

‘It will be best if I speak to him alone. He’s my brother.’

closest friends. He’s not going to be happy

would prefer it if he gave us his blessing but if

although his guts made that familiar clenching motion they

would never

He didn’t blame him.

was thrown his way, he would take. It would be no

time he’d met Rocco, Stefan and Zayed during his first week at Columbia. He’d never left Athens before that, never mind Greece. New York had been a whole new world. He’d felt out of his depth on every level, especially when comparing himself to his

on when his own wealth rivalled the best in the world, he still struggled to understand

a penny to his name. She was Alessandra Mondelli, born into one

perfect world she would marry someone from a

be from disparate backgrounds but on marriage they had common ground: relationships were not for either of them. In that one respect they were perfect for each

he would never

emotions would never infect

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