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For the first time in his life, Ariston had absolutely no clue to the puzzle before hi

Had she felt too young for motherhood? While she hadn’t said as much, Chloe had revealed a level of bitterness at her circus she’d apparently needed to work through before being willing to have his baby

One thing was certain, her coe—blew his initial assesse all to hell

Though he was a , he found he didn’t mind in this instance

And regardless of the past, soon she would be exactly where he wanted her, back in his bed on a permanent basis

Unlike what Chloe had i their two years apart, he’d hardly had legions of sexual partners since she’d left Greece The few he’d taken to bed since the divorce had only proven one thing to hienial lover was found, no one else measured up

While he did not believe in ro love, he did believe in sexual compatibility And he and Chloe had that in spades

Against all of Ariston’s expectations, when he’d married the artsy, sohter of his business associate, Chloe had turned out to be thelover he’d ever had

She didn’t play sexual power ga back Her honest, awakening passions had become addictive in a way Ariston had neither expected nor been happy about once he learned of her subterfuge about the birth control

But he had no intention of ever adone from his bed only two years, but that had been one year, eleven

He didn’t like feeling weak, and needing her sexually had done that to him

Eventually, he’d realized that the proble his ex-wife, it was that he’d allowed the balance of power to shift in their relationship in a way he never would have done in any other business deal

This new deal was hted in his favor And that was just the way he intended to keep it No matter what revelations she made about the past

It had taken him only six hteen to bring everything into place so that it could happen—on his terms