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Alex had left to collect his date half an hour earlier so she knew it had to be Andreas

She walked to the door on shaking legs and paused for a moment Her heart rate accelerated dramatically and excitement curled in the pit of her stomach

She closed her eyes briefly, wondering why on earth she’d invited thewith fire

Andreas Christakos could hurt her badly

Taking a steadying breath, she opened the door, trying to control her reaction as she saw him

Damn

She should have known that the man would have looked spectacular in formal dress

She bit back a groan The truth was Andreas would look spectacular whatever he wore

He lounged in her doorway, confident, sexy and so masculine that it took her breath away

He was all te with him

Great

‘Hi, there’ She sounded breathless and hated herself for it She hoped he wasn’t any good at reading body language but her instincts said that he would be Thisthere was to know about women

His eyes slid slowly over her and finally he spoke ‘You look sensational’

Suddenly she wished she’d chosen to wear a different dress So that would protect her fro at her The dress she’d chosen skih from the front, but the back was a differentthat she didn’t have to turn around

He was looking at her quizzically ‘Are you ready?’

‘I need to fetchround

His gaze didn’t shift from hers ‘Fine’

Sing hard, she backed away from him and his eyes narrowed

‘Is so?’

‘No’ This was utterly ridiculous! She took a deep breath and turned around, walking quickly to her roo

She returned in seconds ‘I’m ready’

He didn’t answer and slowly she lifted her gaze to his