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CHAPTER SIX

WHEN she walked into the rooling all the air fros

Mari wasn’t Mari tonight She deserved the fullness of her name She was Mariella Every inch of her, froance and shy sexuality He hadn’t known she could look like that He had iined ould happen if she let her hair down and left her tidy suits in her closet But even that ie had fallen woefully short

“She is beautiful, Luca An ingénue”

Gina’s voice interrupted beside him as they watched Mari speak aher face

“She keeps me on my toes”

“There is so between you then” She put her hand on his arm

He shook his head “No, Gina She’s the ether That’s it”

Mari turned fronore the thruentle sway of her hips Mari had legs Yards of theht places in the wrap-style dress, revealing shapely calves that curved elegantly intostrappy heels The neckline rose up from a V to cover her shoulders with barely an inch of strap

“I see how you look at her, Luca Trust me, you’ll be happy that I’m here to free up some of your time”

Luca tore his eyes fro to hang around here and be a thorn in my side…”

Gina smiled sweetly “Dear brother, I consider it a family duty She looks at you the same way”

Mari stopped in front of them and smiled, and for a moment his heart stopped

“I hope I haven’t kept you waiting”

It was Gina who replied when Luca remained silent “Not at all We just arrived ourselves I had a refreshing nap and now I’hts”

Luca moved to pull out Mari’s chair first