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Which, she berated herself, was a stupid thought, because he happened to be in her house, which gave her the right to chuck him out any time she felt like it

‘Have you, though?’ he asked in a silky, lazy drawl ‘Really?’ He looked at her carefully, aware that this was hardly the right place for a private conversation At any given e into the kitchen, on a quest for more drink or food, or just lost because they all see…I alondered how you were faring after we broke up…’

‘That was very thoughtful of you, Alessandro’ Inside, she was thinking that that was pretty rich, considering she had practically begged to hang on to their relationship at the time

‘Don’t you think so?’ As he’d expected, she bristled angrily at his glib agreeain, I worry that you haven’t actuallyme you have’

Megan’s mouth dropped open at the sheer audacity of that re that came to her head She picked up a half-full cup of wine that was on the table next to her and flung its contents over his s face

He was upon her before she could blink, his hand curled mercilessly around her wrist, his breath war shivers of apprehension and horrible, sickening, unwanted, forbidden exciteh her

‘I’ise,’ she said breathlessly, fixated by hiseyes

‘Why should you?’ Alessandro grated ‘You’re angry, and the reason that you’re angry is because you know that I speak the truth You’re going out with a guy who’s no good for you He’s a flirt, and who knohat he does behind your back?’

‘How dare you?’

‘I dare because once ere lovers’

‘That’s no excuse for you to think you have the right to have an opinion on er and frustration, was betraying every sensible protest she wasand sensitive in the lacy low-cut bra she earing, and there was a heat inside her that was shahs easily and flirts it doesn’taffairs!’ Why was she still pretending that she and Robbie were an iteuy…’