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But for so of Piper as a flawless, colorless diamond, the rarest type on the planet Ridiculous, because he knew there was always another gem to discover, and he never lost his head over sparkly stones or the sweeter-s sex

Piper Millsaround headless was a risk he was prepared to take

He should have been back in New York City already, Jaeger thought, irritated with his overthinking He’d originally intended to be in Milan only for the previous evening But when he’d seen Piper at the Milan branch of Ballantyne and Cos under a short skirt captured his attention They’d been designed, he was convinced, to wrap around his hips

The intelligence in her light green eyes intrigued him, and the splash of freckles across her nose charmed him

Her body had hi to make her scream until the whole of Milan knew his name

Piper had end said were sapphires, but he was too fascinated by her face to pay ht cheek flashed, and all thoughts of carats and color disappeared His breath hitched, his vision swa the city until he’d taken her to dinner

And to bed

Fast-forward thirty-six hours and three dates—dinner, lunch and another dinner—and they’d shared soht buttock, flirted with the curve at the top of her thigh and back up again

Best day and a half of his life, by far

Jaeger bent down and placed a kiss on the ball of her shoulder, pulling a long curl the color of a newly minted penny off her face

Piper rolled onto her side, and when Jaeger looked into her eyes, he felt like he alking in a aze bounced away from his face, ricocheted off his body and focused on the watercolor painting on the far wall So the very sexy Ms Mills wasn’t very good with post-sex conversation Why did that make him smile?

Piper sat up and pulled the sheet to her torso “Umthis is aard”

“It really doesn’t have to be,” Jaeger assured her

Piper tucked the sheet under her arh her hair and adjusted the sheet again “Can we have a quick chat about why I was in Ballantyne and Company?” Piper asked