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Somewhere in his seven-year meteoric rise to power, curiosity had beco in the coiddy, powerful heights It had also provided him with more than sufficient disposable cash tothat money could buy, but the ease hich he had made millions had left hian, his curiosity to find out what she had been up to in the past seven years had been overpowering and irresistible, and—face it—he could indulge his curiosity He could indulge anything he wanted to

‘What do you want?’

‘Get in the car, Megan It’s been a long tiame, don’t you think?’

‘I think it’s bizarre that you left your fiancée so that you could follow me’

‘Old friendsup Victoria would have no problem with that Thankfully she’s not a possessive wo what? Catching a bus? Taking a tube somewhere?’

‘Go away’

‘Not still playing childish gaan? You know you’re as curious to find out about ht it?’

Megan got in For one thing the hipping her coat all over the place For another the tube would be packed and unco to schedule And, yes, she was curious He had been an i all about his bright, shiny new life, would provide her with the tools for closure

‘Nice car’ She took in the walnut dashboard and the plush leather seats ‘I don’t knowthat you cli too many knocks on the way up, Alessandro’ She couldn’t prevent the note of bitterness that had crept into her voice—a leftover froo

‘Did you ever think that I wouldn’t?’ He wasn’t looking at her His concentration was entirely on the road and on the illu directions to her house He had got the address from the scrap of paper she had left at the front desk, and had punched it into his navigation syste safely seen Victoria and Dominic to a taxi