‘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.’

he’s one of my closest friends. He’s not going to

his blessing but if he refuses...’ She sighed, a

guts made that familiar clenching motion they did whenever he thought of what his friend’s reaction

never forgive

He didn’t blame him.

way, he would take. It would

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 new friends’ wealth and

best in the world,

was Christian Markos, born a gutter rat without a penny to his name. She was Alessandra Mondelli, born into

she would marry someone from a similar background. Someone worthy of

were not for either of them. In that one respect they were

would never

would

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