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Escaping to the mountains would have beento his newly purchased private seaside villa off the coast of Portugal

Kate Barton fully clothed was enough to have anyaround in a bikini with soe was da The woman had curves, she wasn’t stick-thin like a model and damn if she didn’t knoork those dips and valleys on that killer body Not that she ever purposely showcased herself, at least not in the professional setting, but she couldn’t hide what she’d been blessed with, either Even in a business suit, she rocked any designer’s label

Luc Silva cursed beneath his breath as he pulled his Jet Ski back to the dock and secured it His intent in co here was to escape from the media, escape fro a penance with yet another woman?

To ensure privacy for both of theuesthouse Unfortunately, it and the ht purchasing this fixer-upper on a private island, barely up to civilization’s standards, was a brilliant idea at the time With no internet access and little cell service, it was a perfect hideaway for a member of Ilha Beleza’s royal family He didn’t want to be near people who knew of or cared about his status Luc had only one require for a hideout: a place to escape Yet here he ith his sexy, mouthy, curvy assistant

Not only that, the renovations to the property were only half-done, because he’d needed to get away froht he would

A lying fiancée would do that to a man

“Your face is burning”

Luc fisted his hands at his sides as he approached Kate Was she draped all over that lounge chair on purpose or did she just naturally excel at torher luscious body covered only by triangles of bright red s

“I’ down as he marched up the white sand

“Did you apply sunscreen?” she asked, holding an arm over her forehead to shield her eyes from the sun

Thehe needed was to be staring at his assistant’s chest, nofor hio, he’d wanted her He still wanted her, if he was being honest with himself

She was the absolute best assistant he’d ever had Her parents still worked for his parents, so hiring Kate had been an easy decision

A decision he questioned every single time his hormones shot into overdrive when she neared

He never led with staff He and his parents always kept their personal and professional relationships separate, so as not to create bad press or scandal It was a rule they felt very strongly about after a scandal generations ago Ruossip for a while after an assistant let out family secrets best left behind closed doors

So once Luc had becoed to Alana, he’d put his attraction to Kate out of his mind

For the past three months, he’d been ready to say “I do” for two very valid reasons: his ex had clai his child, and he needed to n over Ilha Beleza

Now Alana was gone and he was trying like hell to hang on to the title, even though he had just a few e, he’d be changing that archaic law Just because athirty-five didn’tto do with holy matrimonyespecially now that he’d been played