‘What’s the alternative? For you to stay here in Milan to face the press on your own? You wanted my support and I am trying to give it to you.’
‘Why do I need to leave? Why can’t you stay here?’
‘I need to be in Athens. I have important business commitments coming up this week.’
‘Are you saying your commitments are more important than mine?’
‘No.’ Swearing, he gripped hold of his mug. ‘Yes.’
Looking at her, he could see she was fighting the urge to punch him in the face just as her brother had done.
Such passion.
On the surface, Alessandra Mondelli was the epitome of cool sophistication. Scratch beneath it and the passionate, sultry woman emerged like a vibrant butterfly emerging from a chrysalis.
the only man to have
passion was his.
could see it in the
She still wanted him.
sharing a bed again made his loins
would be
have to wait. He’d given his word not to
will arrange our schedules to accommodate both our obligations, but in this instance I’m
serious financial trouble and had called on Christian for help and advice. So many of his compatriots were struggling; it was like a constant pain in his
‘That’s just...’
alternative she would dismiss out of hand. ‘You can stay at
my brother? I would rather
so much, stay with the brother you’ve just disowned or come to Athens with
‘Then I stay.’
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