‘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

but if he refuses...’ She sighed, a

decided, although his guts made that familiar clenching motion they did whenever he thought

would never forgive

He didn’t blame him.

was thrown his way, he would take. It would

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

when his own wealth rivalled the best in the world,

his name. She was Alessandra Mondelli, born into one

someone from a similar background. Someone

might 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 other. She would never need him or require more than

he would never need

would

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