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She tugged her hand into her lap and tried to erase the tingling sensation by rubbing it on her thigh She couldn’t hide that he had a profound effect on her

As if he read her response as acceptance, he nodded with satisfaction and rose “I’ll call for the car You’ll need a full wardrobe before we leave for Moscow”

“Moscow?” Her co with the coffee cup she still held, the clatter in the saucer jarring “I can’t get into Russia without a visa”

“I have your passport Lazlo will arrange it,” he dis

“What happened to ladies’ choice? I run rip the back of her chair

“I’ve been occupied with this takeover at the expense of my interests at home,” he said stiffly “I need to return and I want you withtoo much?”

I want you with

“You’re not asking,” she pointed out, determined to assert herself

“No, I’ for it”

Ouch Piqued, she threw back, “Yes, you are, because I’ the bill on whatever you expect me to wear”

His scarred face twisted with a s satisfaction that made her want to bite back her words “I wouldn’t expect anything less”

CHAPTER EIGHT

SHE SHOULD HAVE known a man like Aleksy could only come frohty buildings with their tall, i towers and sharp-eyed s spoke th and the ability to endure The facades, scarred by history, told a story she would never fully hear