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Her eyes gleamed with triu outside—that her party was happening outside She had been vaguely aware of a couple of people entering and leaving the kitchen, but they hadn’t interrupted them An earthquake couldn’t have interrupted them

It was just like when she was young—when sharing the sa captive She was fixated by the dark, dangerous charis eyes

It was strange to think that she could just reach out and touch his chest Accordingly, she had her arms resolutely folded, and her knuckles hite fro into the soft flesh of her upper arms

‘Well…ht,’ Alessandro drawled softly ‘Maybe the wise thing is to hold out until the search for the perfect mate is successful Of course, there’s always the chance that a person could grow old waiting…’

‘It’s a risk,’ Megan told him airily

‘A risk you’re willing to take?’

Megan had aolder and older in the pursuit of Mr Right, until she was a shrivelled up old wo on her oith only a cat for company She came from a close family unit and had never doubted that she would marry, be happy, have kids—just like her sisters and her parents

‘If itfor second best…’

‘And rong with those guys, Megan? The witty, thoughtful ones? Why did they fail to h Do you think that was it?’ He smiled slowly ‘Or maybe I set an impossible benchmark…’

‘You…you are the ant…’

‘Yes, yes, yes—but you still haven’t answered me…’

Victoria was probably looking at her watch, her eyes darting round in search of him as she tried to avoid the ministrations of the pushy football coach But Alessandro was hostage to this intense, disquieting conversation Megan’s eyes were blazingly angry, but that didn’t faze hiotten how passionate and vibrant she was by nature

‘What’s there to say? Your benchuy without a conscience Fair to say that it’s a definite plus if Iexample’