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His eyes went dark, and Anna wanted to bite off her tongue How could she have drawn attention to the fact that she’d not only denied Nikos the chance to experience the first four months of their child’s life, but she’d broken her promise about their son’s name?
Then he bared his teeth in the wolflike semblance of a smile “You arehim away from you”
She was so overwhelmed that she nearly eht…”
He took a step closer, towering over her “Because I’ you as well”
He should have savored this moment
Instead, Nikos was furious For four eance on Anna No, not vengeance, he corrected himself Justice
So Anna back to Las Vegas, where he’d see her face across his table every day? That was the last thing he wanted
He’d intended to take his son and leave, as she deserved But froe of love had risen in him that he’d never felt before At that moment he’d known he could never allow his son to be hurt He’d kill anyone who tried
For four months he’d hated Anna But now…
Hurting her would hurt his son His child needed his mother The tere bonded
The payback was off
He cursed under his breath, narrowing his eyes
Anna had lost all her pregnancy weight, and then soes he could see the swell of her breasts beneath her tight sweater, see the curve of her slender hips in the worn, slies beneath her cheekbones that hadn’t been there before, and tiny worry lines around her blue-green eyes The tightly controlled secretary was gone Her long dark hair, which she’d always pulled back in a tight bun, now fell wild around her shoulders It was…sexy
Anna slowly exhaled and stared up at hi for mercy Even now, she was the e showed in the perfect bone structure of her heart-shaped face, and in every move she made
Once he’d been grateful for her skills He’d adrace He’d known Anna’s value As his executive secretary, she’d run interference with govern decisions in his name She’d reflected well both upon him and the brand of luxury hotels he’d created around the world Even now he still missed her presence in his office—the cool, precise secretary who’d made his business run so smoothly She’d made it look easy
It ret that he’d ever slept with her
It made him furious that he was still so attracted to her
Misha, indeed A Russian nickname for Michael? Anna had prorandfather, but it didn’t surprise hione back on her word She was a liar, just like her father
“I had Cooper pack your things,” he bit out “We’re leaving”
“But the storm—”
“We have snow chains and local drivers The storm won’t slow us down”
Anna glanced froht went out of her Her shoulders sagged
“You win I’ll go back with you,” she said quietly
Of course he’d won He alon Although this victory had coined, at a price he hadn’t wanted Already sick of the sight of her, he growled, “Let’s go”
But as he turned away Anna’s throaty voice said, “What about Natalie? I can’t leave her here She has to come with us”
“What?” her sister gasped
Nikos whirled back with a snarl on his lips, incredulous that Anna was actually trying to dictate the terms of her surrender Another Rostoff woman in his house? “No”
“No way, Anna!” Her sister echoed, pushing up her glasses “I’ anywhere with hiet it!”
Anna ignored her “Look around, Nikos There’s no et a job as a translator to support us I can’t just leave her”
“I’m twenty-two! I can take care of myself!”