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Unfortunately, he couldn’t risk offending the hostess who’d arranged the event for a new science building at the local university, or endangered muskrats, or whatever happened to be the current flavor of the month Not when her husband was an investor in Luc’s real estate co his own, Luc had walked away froo He was done trying to earn the oldinstead to try and halt the steady decline of the city he loved
Buying corporate buildings and new construction in foreclosure, he used his contacts spread throughout the world to flip the properties and bring in new businesses
In so business Only this time it ith his hly successful
But he was in the delicate process of expanding his business, whichelboith the rich and powerful to keep his investors happy
It also meant he couldn’t just leave when his current stalker followed hiaudy, spectacular beauty of Vegas
"Please, Luc," the voluptuous redhead pleaded, her fake lashes frareen eyes like stiff spikes, and her lips slick with red gloss "Would you just listen toto hell he’d never given in to his rash impulse to ask out the persistent female
His only excuse was that he’d been bored and searching for so he still couldn’t find
"I told you not to follow rip
"What choice did I have?" she pouted "You won’t acceptto say" He sent her a warning glare that not even she could fail to comprehend "Walk away or I’ll tell your father about that vial of white power you keep in your purse"
Her expression abruptly hardened, the green eyes glittering like chips of emeralds "Bastard"
With a flounce, Sherri turned to head back into the crowded party, leaving behind the overwhel to god he’dEspecially when yet another female appeared in the open doorway, her slender forel strikes again," a low, delectably feminine voice purred "Do you actually keep a tally of how many hearts you’ve broken over the years?"
"Hardly I…" His annoyed denial died away as the wo over her tall, y body His breath caught in his throat Her feown that split up the sides to reveal slender, ied the curve of her breasts Her glossy dark hair was left free to tu the crealy intense arousal blasted through hinition "Christ Maddy?"
A cool smile touched her lips "It’s Madison"
Luc’s boredo sense of pleasure as he studied the female who’d invaded his dreams a hundred tiaze drinking in her astonishing beauty
She’d always been pretty A fresh-faced innocent who’d tempted hiht…
Luc hissed as he instantly becaht, exquisite heat of her body Shit Nothing had ever felt so good
"Long tiainst the iron balustrade, her le of erotic anticipation racing through his body
"That’s not entirely true I’ve seen you everywhere over the years," he ad why he’d been so obsessed with following her rocketing launch into faotten her out of his systeotten away, but she was the only one worth keeping "Magazines, billboards, even TV The face of Tivago Tequila" He lifted his eenuine appreciation This woman had every excuse to fail, and instead she’d risen above her past to becon And very clever of you to take your pay has a lied aside his admiration, her pale features unreadable Odd Before she’d left Vegas her face had revealed her every elowed in her spectacular hazel eyes when she glanced in his direction Or the sated pleasure on her face as she’d reached her cli "It see for the future"
"Especially when you’re capable of taking that nest egg and turning it into a rapidly expanding business"
"I’m flattered" Her smile didn’t reach her eyes "I didn’t know you bothered to notice a worimaced Madison had crossed his path at a difficult ti he’d done his best to earn his father’s love He’d been a top athlete He’din his father’s footsteps, he’d bedded every willing female who’d crossed his path