‘It’s been my pleasure.’

And it had been.

He didn’t want the evening to end.

What was there to stop him leaning in for a kiss?

Nothing.

Except he’d given his word that nothing physical would happen between them again until they were legally married and he would keep that promise even if his testicles exploded with frustration.

‘Are you working tomorrow?’ She rubbed a hand up her arm, the movement pushing her breasts together. The image of dusky pink nipples immediately floated into his mind and with it came the thickening of his blood he was fast associating to feeling when with her.

He had to assume it was a simple case of forbidden fruit tasting sweeter. Like the child in the sweet shop who had no money and salivated over every piece of delicious confectionery on offer.

of our guests are arriving in the evening.

guess this will be the first public display of our love and unity,’ she said, an ironic smile whispering

and rubbed his thumb over the soft skin. He could do that much

‘Can you?’

of our

it to his fingers still resting against her cheek. ‘Then I

the desire in them that

away before either of them had the chance to act on it, dragging his thumb down her

then turning on his heel

know if the breath she expelled was one

* * *

Alessandra got out of bed early, not

on a short, lime-green sundress and slid her feet into a pair of wedged espadrilles, then grabbed her camera and headed out of her suite. As she

Was he still sleeping?

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