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“Non?”

“No You’re arrogant, cynical and…far too gorgeous for me I’d have to beat off women for the rest of my life I’d be res would always be unequal between us Love or not, I’m determined not to be with awith me”

A faint flush appeared under his cheekbones “Pia, whatever that lowlife said—”

“Let’s not forget the whole you despisingto let hi she needed was Raphael’s pity

“You still want to marry?”

“Of course I do I refuse to let Frank break h he had come pretty close “My parents, from what I remember of them, were devoted to each other I want a man who’ll respect our relationship, a man who’ll trust me, a man ants to spend his life with me And in the meantime, I can hone myself on you, can’t I?”

“What would this…honing yourself on me entail exactly?” He made the words sound so utterly debauched, so wickedly filthy that Pia could feel heat burning up her neck

Turning the handle behind her, she slipped out without answering But his laughter, a deep, sexy sound, a sound that rendered his assistants awestruck, a sound that sent tingles up her spine, stayed with her all the way through the ride home

Making her wonder what she’d signed up for

CHAPTER FIVE

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RAPHAEL’S TEXT THAT very evening, just as she had been getting ready to leave with Gio, mere hours after they’d made their deal, stopped Pia in her tracks

Dinner at his sister’s house It was the perfect occasion to advertise their new relationship She could just iuish curve of hisin front of her