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Absently nodding to a guest who’d approached and started talking to hi senses

It was unconscionable that he still felt this unrelenting pull towards Perla Lowell What had happened between theh to curb whatever appetites he hadn’t even realised were growing until he’d met her

At first he’d thought his fascination with her was because she was the first woman he’d slept with after Sofia That had been his excuse in the weeks following his discovery of her real identity

And the second time?

He gritted his teeth The second tih, he hadn’t had the coet hadn’t hit him until he was halfway across the Atlantic on his way to the US A shudder raced under his skin at the sheer stupidity of his actions

Howup, had he cautioned his brothers on the responsibility of taking care of their sexual health and those of the wo out the bitter and huacy their father had left behind?

Granted, both Sakis and Theo were old enough now and no longer his responsibility But for him to have fallen in the same trap, under the same spell that—

Enough Beating hi He suest next to hi to get his attention

‘She’s soaze was fixed on Perla as she spoke to his guests, her smile open and friendly The clear interest in his eyes sent a bolt of anger through Ari

‘She’s also off-limits’ The snarl in his tone was unmistakable

Hamilton’s eyes widened, then his thin lips curved in a sly, knowing grin ‘Right, she’s marked territory Got it, buddy’

Ari gritted his teeth and opened his mouth to deny the assertion ‘Very marked And I’m very territorial Are we clear?’ Theos, where had that co his mind There was no doubt about that

Roger slapped hi; between you and I, is that hair colour real?’

Ari’s fists clenched so hard his knuckles screamed in protest From the first, he’d found an almost unholy fascination with Perla’s hair To hear that same fascination in another h him

‘That, buddy,’ he breathed, ‘is so you’ll never find out’