‘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.’

of my closest friends. He’s not going to be happy about

gave us his blessing but if he refuses...’

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

would never

He didn’t blame him.

he would take. It would be no less than he

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

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

his name. She was Alessandra Mondelli, born into one of Italy’s premiere families. She had class

someone

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 could

he would never

would never infect their

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