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"Mr Verdi, and I’m sure I will mind--"

The man was determined to be unlikeable, wasn’t he? "It’s your own fault"

That hadn’t been what he expected, clearly He turned and gave her an incredulous look "What did you say?"

"I said, it’s your own fault," Maylee repeated, her voice , swanky hotel "You’re trolling dohat is probably the equivalent of Main Street around here, in a big ass li to the most luxurious hotel in the city That doesn’t exactly scream ‘Gee, I really want gest?"

"Get a regular car," Maylee said iular car, and skip the seals and just go to a regular hotel Go down the back roads instead of parading down Main Street You’ll be a lot harder to find that way"

"In other words, slink away like a common thief?"

"No, like someone who values their privacy"

He turned back to the"It’s a good thing I didn’t ask for your opinion, isn’t it?"

Thepaid to put up with hiuess it is," she said and kept her voice cheerful

The next s

She’d parted with her eht, utterly infuriated with Griffin Verdi She’d had to check hi on his own" and that hat his assistant was for She was beginning to think that this assistant in New York City should have been nominated for sainthood Griffin liked to preach that he didn’t like hovering, but he also didn’t like doing anything for hie to bring up his luggage, and she’d had to tip them because Griffin hadn’t had cash on hand Embarrassed, she’d pulled out a few dollar bills, and then ended up taking down names and promised to deliver a real tip later Everyone see and kind

Except Griffin

He’d been given one of the finest roo at hoondrous and luxurious the suite was Heck, even her adjoining room, clearly meant to be staff quarters, was sumptuous This was the kind of place, she decided, that left chocolates on the pillows, and she was excited to be staying there She’d never been someplace so posh

Griffin had sie for a change of linens for his bed since he didn’t trust the staff to do a good job, and then had picked up a book and began to read

He wasa bit of a pretentious jerk Okay, a lot of one She was sure he had a nice side, though Everyone did, right?

So she’d unpacked her things in her fancy rooer with the help of the hotel’s friendly concierge, and then had tracked down the staff and given them their tips supposedly frone Verdi had been with their service Everyone had been thrilled, and when theelse could be done to ensure that Mr Verdi’s stay was a comfortable one, she asked for a tour of the place andpeople from all different walks, from the kitchen staff to the linen staff Everyone was so sweet and friendly, and they were giving her advice on the best places to get food, to places to avoid, to the best ways to avoid the paps ca

She immediately loved Bellissily delicious bed that was probably the size of her apartment in New York, complete with feather pillows and thick duvet cover So far, everything on the trip onderful except for her erumpy as Mr Griffin, and she’d eventually won hiive it tiuilty

He’d been an ass to Ms Meriweather yesterday He kneas, and yet he couldn’t seem to help himself Every tiht in Bellissime, he’d been annoyed Every time she’d sotten even more annoyed It wasn’t her asa viscount and a member of the royal family Even in New York City, he had a certain anized when he wanted to be Here? He couldn’t show his face anywhere without so Maylee tell hi that she’d been right

That evening, alone in his bed, he’d had a difficult tiiven Maylee her leave for the evening, she hadn’t checked in on hirateful to get away from him And that didn’t set ith him, either Kip was his assistant, and he knew Griffin’s habits froether He’d check in on Griffin once or twice in the evening, even if Griffin was doing nothing but reading a book, just to ensure that he didn’t need anything else

Maylee hadn’t He’d released her and she’d been gone

Perhaps he was being too harsh with her She was a soft, fluffy thing and ss He’d probably made her cry with his cold uilty

It hadn’t helped that that night, he’d had filthy drea on her shoulders as he’d slid her into his lap and fked her, brsts pressing against his chest, her mouth hot on his skin She’d panted and moaned like a oman in his dream--no polite reserve there--and hisout for more as he pounded into her

Griffin had woken up in a sweat, his ck aching

Downright e A cold shower had rid hi ered, even as he’d dressed hi around his neck, waiting for her to fix it

And Griffin tried not to picture her standing in front of hi him down for a kiss Because he wasn’t attracted to her He wasn’t