‘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

gave us his blessing but if he refuses...’ She sighed,

honeymoon,’ Christian decided, although his guts made that familiar clenching

never

He didn’t blame him.

would take. It would be no less than he

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

decade on when his own wealth rivalled the best in the world,

was Alessandra Mondelli, born into one of

she would marry someone from a similar background. Someone

them. In

would never need

complicated emotions would

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