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S the recollection, he took a few, much needed steps to his bar ‘It is what it is Have you eaten?’ he asked, then wondered why he was prolonging this

She dropped her hands, her expression incredulous ‘My life is in tatters and you’re asking me if I want to eat?’

‘Cut theto be courteous I have nothing else to say to you on the matter of your husband’s employment Feel free to leave Or stay and join htened around the decanter as the invitation slipped out, alht

‘Why do you snarl every tian was your brother’s tanker pilot, and I know things didn’t end well’

Ari raised a brow ‘You think things didn’t end well?’

He knew Sakis had done a stellar job in saving the coan Lowell’s sabotage from the press But was she also oblivious to her husband’s betrayal? Or had she merely blinded herself to her husband’s true nature, the way she’d blithely hidden the fact that she was need when she’d climbed into his bed?

‘I’ to belittle what happened I just don’t understand why you look as if you have dog poo on your shoes whenever I use the word husband!’

‘Perhaps I don’t wish to be re, had left devastation in its path, wounds that could never be healed Knowing it was death that had made their paths cross in the first place didn’t ease the vice around his chest

His answer seemed to sober her ‘No, neither do I,’ she said

Her steps were decidedly less agitated when she went to retrieve her large bag from the corner of his sofa

She was leaving, walking out of his life again That single thought sent a spark of fierce rebellion through his stomach He didn’t realise he’d placed himself between the lift and her until she stopped in front of him

‘Thank you for your help, Mr Pantelides’ Her words were polite enough and her eyes were deterht wobble to her mouth

Ari wanted to slide his thumb over that ainst his skin

‘What are you going to do?’ he asked

Her eyes narrowed ‘I thought you didn’t care?’