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Erin heard the harsh note in his voice and was reminded of his fierce reputation Not that he had minded He always maintained that a fierce reputation kept fools at a distance and for a long time she had been flattered by that statement and its implication Because she had been one of the few people he’d allowed to get close to him—and hadn’t that made her think she ings of a rich man’s secretary!

‘Think about it, Dimitri,’ she said quietly

‘What do you think I’ve been doing?’ he de but think about it since I was first shown a photograph of the boy’

‘And as that?’

‘Seven days ago,’ he snapped

She nodded, deterer, knowing she had to fight her little boy’s corner here For his sake For all their sakes ‘Leo doesn’t know you—’

‘And whose fault is that?’

A wave of remorse washed over her and suddenly her decision didn’t seem quite so clear-cut Because Dimitri did seeht years away froovercoffee ‘Mine,’ she admitted ‘But I did it with the best intentions’

‘I don’t care about your intentions, Erin,’ he said, his voice dipping ‘I just care about what is mine And this child is my flesh and blood, too, not just yours’

His unashah her and Erin recognised that once a piece of inforet it back And you couldn’t control the outcorim expression on his face—he was here to stay

‘If you really care about hiine hoould feel if you suddenly exploded into his life without warning’