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He is denying us both, and that simple fact both pisses me off and turns me on

I gather self-control around ames, Mr Stark?”

“Absolutely,” he says with a wicked grin “And just in case you’ve forgotten, I don’t play if I can’t win”

“Really?” I say, enjoying myself “And what’s the prize?”

He steps closer, still not touching ainst the hard breadth of his chest “You are”

My heart flutters in my chest Even now—even married—he makes me feel as deliciously alive as I did the first time he touched ht of truth, “you’ve already won”

He reaches out and strokes uish his touch from the breeze “Yes,” he says “I have”

He twines his fingers with mine, then starts to lead me across the sandy beach toward a boardwalk

“At least tell ”

“Back,” he says

I start to say that I had already figured that much out We are on a secluded beach, in a remote part of Mexico that I can’t pronounce and couldn’t ever find again After deciding to skip the wedding drama and elope, we’d left LA in one of Damien’s private jets We’d left it at a fair-sized airport with Daular pilot, Grayson, who I presume has taken it back to the States Damien and I had been chauffeured across the airport in a Jeep, then boarded a sine prop plane with only two seats and a tiny cargo area Damien himself had taken us the rest of the way

Dacouldn’t accoeration The landing strip was little th of packed dirt I’d been terrified that I would die before we arrived and could take our vows Damien had been exhilarated

And while I ine and some asphalt to land on, I wouldn’t have traded the look on Da Not the joy I saw as he maneuvered the craft, nor the pride and expectation e deplaned, cli Jeep, and drove the short distance to the remote—and utterly spectacular—resort

The property is suests at any ti for a romantic retreat, and from what I’ve seen so far, the owners know their business well For although our personal concierge told me that the resort is fully booked, neither Dan of the other four couples Instead, it is as if we are alone on this remote stretch of beach—or as alone as one can be with a staff that caters to your every whim

I’d seen a ht, and the overall area of the resort resembles a hand It is set on a remote section of beachfront with five peninsulas that protrude like fingers Each bungalow occupies its own peninsula, giving it both privacy and a stunning ocean view from three sides

Though we’d arrived after dark, I’d been impressed from the first alow and saw the three-sided ocean view revealed by walls and walls of glass,on the deck of a boat withtoward forever, broken only by theon the curl of the waves