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Maribel stared at him in horror ‘D-devastated?’

‘And then very angry with you because you’d walked out on me I took it as a rejection and I wouldn’t let myself think about it because it hurt…’ That last word cost hiet out that it was almost whispered

Tears were trickling down Maribel’s cheeks ‘Oh, Leonidas…’

He reers and set it aside so that he could pull her close and co to him for a fewfor you without even ad reat sex’

Maribel sniffed and stole a hanky off hihed

‘But we’re together now and I will never let you go’ He ad day over the bad publicity concerning the stag cruise Maribel, who had thought he didn’t have nerves, was entranced by the idea that she had that much influence over him When he confided that they had ended up on Zelos, rather than in Italy, because he had been afraid that she les

Leonidas slid lean fingers into her chestnut hair and tipped her head back to scan her with steady dark golden eyes of appreciation ‘I know, it’s hilarious Loving you does fill hts and fears’

Maribel stopped laughing ‘Loving me?’ she parroted

‘I really, really do love you,’ Leonidas declared huskily

Maribel gazed up at him in wonderment

‘I fought it hard But there was no escaping it,’ Leonidas said ruefully ‘You putme what a lousy father I would be and how irresponsible I was That was a e I went haywire for a feeeks Why do you think I engineered that story in the newspaper to expose our relationship? I was seriously jealous of your boyfriend’

‘Sloan? You were jealous? We only had one date’ But Maribel was thrilled that he had been roused to jealousy, for it made her feel wonderfully like a femme fatale ‘You truly love me?’

‘Didn’t IDNA tests for Elias? Or the safety net of a pre-nup? Didn’t you appreciate how ave her an appreciative appraisal, his dark eyes rich and mellow as honey ‘And why do you think I let you black you?’