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‘It shouldn’t have happened,’ Je up her bag ‘I don’t kno it did—’

Luciano was not amused ‘It’s simple I wanted you You wanted me—’

‘I forgot where I was and who I ith for ahis eyes ‘I was out of control’

‘I liked it’ Luciano could not understand why she was in retreat With his knowledge of her, she should have beento please him And he was very much in the mood to be pleased

‘You were talking about Sicily andersettling bills,’ she reminded him stonily

Ah, business first He perfectly understood her change of focus ‘I will take care of thereement first You will not be free to talk to anyone, and that includes the ree cool

‘That’s not a probleo and see if Nicky is awake yet It’ll be tierness as she checked her watch

Luciano stood watching the door swing shut on her exit A black winged brow quirked Was it soame she played with men? Give a little and then back off? Some men would want her all the more after that type of will-she-won’t-she uncertainty But Luciano was in no doubt that she would ultimately share his bed and her withdrawal irritated hi those soft, rounded thighs and plunging between theht would probably be enough, he decided with a dark sht he wanted her every which way up he could have her That would work her back out of his systerasp what had attracted him in the first place

At least there would be no complications with Jemima, he reflected as he phoned his housekeeper to ements Never mind Jemima’s little ploys, she knew the score He would reward her richly for sex, for sharing physical pleasure without es, and she would be quite happy to walk away again

‘I’ton declared sly as he walked into Luciano’s office ‘And with respect, I’d like to knohy you think it’s necessary for her to accompany you and your child to Sicily’

Luciano surveyed the smaller blond man with shrewd, uniton But I see no reason not to tell you that my son is attached to Jemima and I’d like to minimise his sorrohen she moves on’

‘Taking Je her move on,’ Steven opined with another smile ‘I’d prefer it if you siet on with her life unencumbered’

‘Happily your opinion doesn’t count,’ Luciano fielded

‘It soon will She’s the woman I intend to marry’

Luciano almost rolled his eyes at the idea of Jemima, with her decided preference for the wilder side of life, anchored by a wedding ring to the highly conservative male in front of hiratulations,’ he responded smoothly

The inforton was finally rolling up on Luciano’s coer man departed Had Luciano the patience, he would have received that inforton but curiosity had driven Luciano to depart from his habitual caution So, Steven was an ex and there was a very, very long list of exes in Je for a raunchy repeat? Although not the ones whose wallets she had lifted, Luciano conceded, while wondering why that aspect of her nature didn’t bother him more She was a thief Why did he want to bed her? He had never knowingly wanted to bed a deceitful worown up in the shadows of a crime-fuelled household, he was not drawn to the dark side in any way Unlike his late father he was temperate and controlled

Maybe he had been too ascetic in his habits for too long, he reasoned in frustration, because he was still struggling to understand the key to Jerounds he would have her sienuine pleasure Steven Warrington’s self-righteousness amused him Jemima had no plans to marry Steven He was quite sure of that