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‘And you’re telling o with you?’ she scoffed disbelievingly ‘Someone who actually wants to be with you?’ she added pointedly

She had courage, this little firebrand, Luc acknowledged ad a partner who felt positively towards him

He was sure that -footed themselves, would have been only too happy to make restitution for the mistake they had made But not Darci

He leant further back in his chair as their used plates were re it to be you who accoain

‘And those reasons are…?’

‘Entirely my own,’ he told her fir to do with a bedroom—either yours or mine!’ He paused as he could see he had failed to convince her ‘Didn’t our last encounter prove to you that I don’t lose all control at the sight and touch of your delectable body?’ he whipped out harshly, angry all over again as her cheeks paled With hi her

But what else was he to do when even now he kneanted to sweep all the glasses and cutlery from the table, lay Darci across its pristine white-clothed surface and bury hi body?

Maybe he would be courting unnecessary danger in taking Darci to Paris with him? The desire he felt whenever he was in her company would make it extremely difficult to keep to his promise not to share a bed with her

But his visits to Cesare’s and Wolf’s ho the last two days, and the pointed coibility of the guests—the feuests!—ere invited to his , had confirmed that his family, and hishim a bride of his own

After receiving Darci’s invitation to dinner this evening Luc had realised that he —at least as far as the party on Saturday evening was concerned…

He would take his own partner for the evening A woman he could parade in front of his fa from him at the end of it!

Darci frowned across the table at Luc, wishing she could read so herself reflected back in those enigmatic brown eyes as he kept his expression deliberately bland, easily aze