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He caught her up to hiaze scoured her face as if he was trying to read her innererous, Pearl mou’

Laughter, long suppressed under the pain of just existing, scratched froerous? That’s a first’

‘What have other men called you?’

The question sobered her up Familiar humiliation threatened to crawl over her but she deterht, her choice She refused to let thoughts of past failures intrude

‘What do you think they’ve called me?’

‘Breathtaking Stunning A beauty Aphrodite herself would be jealous of,’ he breathed against her neck as his lips caressed her skin ‘Your hair is incredible, the colour of a Greek sunset’

Perla’s breath hitched in her lungs Unbidden, tears sprang into her eyes Blinking wildly before he spotted them, she forced herself not to be drawn in by the seductive words

‘Ah as she’d iainst her cheek

Liquid heat melted her insides

‘Not even a little But don’t let that stop you’

‘Beautiful Pearl, I want to see your hair spread over le myself with it’ The hoarse litany ain, his face was sta and unhten you?’

‘I want to say no, but I ahtened, yes I’ve never done this before but I want to Very et, just for a short while, what faced her in the next few days, was so strong she couldn’t breathe for the need of it ‘Right now, I’ I can stand it’

‘Then stay I will give you everything you desire’ About to kiss her again, he suddenly froze ‘Unless you’re not free to be with me?’

‘What do you mean?’

‘Is there a lover or a husband?’ caht, throaty demand

The arrow of guilt that lanced through her made her freeze too