Pregnancy hormones. That was all it was, she told herself—pregnancy hormones playing with her emotions.

‘Where are all the other guests?’ she asked, following the manager to the lift.

‘Today, you are our only guest. The others will be arriving from tomorrow.’

How strange. She’d never known a hotel to have only one guest before.

Her suite was one of two located on the top floor. She guessed the other had been reserved for Christian.

Stepping into it, she couldn’t help the little thrill that ran through her at the opulent marvel of marble and the stunning views. The back window had a direct view of the Parthenon.

Over the years she’d stayed in many luxurious hotels but the lavishness of this suite had a magical quality to it.

‘Will you require lunch in your room or would you prefer to eat in the restaurant?’ the manager asked.

‘I think I’ll eat on my balcony.’ She had a quick skim of the menu and selected a tomato salad with crusty bread. Nothing fancy, just something healthy to keep her going until Christian joined her that evening...

as she thought of him again, her heart rate speeding up to a

CHAPTER SIX

and the morning’s travels, Alessandra was stepping out of the shower when the phone in

‘Ciao?’

‘Good evening, agapi mou.’

fluttered up her spine to hear his rich

Christian,’ she said, keeping her voice formal. ‘Does this call mean

be ready in a couple of

‘Why?’

taking you out for

stomach, she opened the large wardrobe where a maid

look like a hag. Her intentions had gone to hell. Her brain had tried to hand over the cash in the first boutique but her heart had overruled it. It wasn’t until the fourth boutique that she’d found The One, the dress that had made her heart want

been thinking when she had then parted with a large sum of

she did know what she’d been thinking. She’d

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