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The prospect that Rachel had lied to hihten in fury and pain until he was nauseous with it

Hadn't Andrea suckered his uncle into believing she was far more innocent sexually than she really was?

Was Rachel set on ensnaring him just as her mother had ensnared Matthias?

She had let hie was not on offer Why?

A curse erupted froht before They hadn't used anything for protection the night before She had never even mentioned it, not when he'd clus or later when they made love He dis himself

It was only one step further in his adht process to decide that had been her plan all along She hadn't asked for a commitment because she'd planned to trap him into one Rachel had been even more devious than her mother, for he had never been fooled by Andrea

Rachel had taken him in completely

When he thought of his decision the night before to rew

She was a professional player of extraordinary skill

Rachel came out of the bathroom wrapped in Sebastian's oversize robe

She'd woken up alone, but had tried not to be bothered by that fact He was a businessman and had spent days away from his com­pany He would have a lot to catch up on For all she knew, yesterday's reason for the urgently calledstill existed

She would not see it as a dismissal of her impor­tance in his life No man couldbut lust

He'd been so gentle with her, and her heart swelled with theBeautiful Wonderful Her face creased in a goofy sh her mind

Sebastian Kouros was the perfect lover

And she didn't want their relationship to end, but she had asked for no promises and he had offered none If she told his and her past, would it make any difference?

He had to know she was nothing like her in She did not sleep around and she loved him She was al their loveht of day?

Could she stand the definite cost she would pay for her cowardice if she did not? Sebastian would let her go back to A more than an intense sexual encounter, when in fact, she wanted it all

She doubted he loved her, but he felt soh to build a relationship on? Would he even want to?

She would not know unless she came clean with him

Besides, love was honest It didn't hide behind pride or a fear of the past

There was so s that would let him know she was not and would never be like her er, she had rejected Andrea's way of life completely and Sebastian was bound to believe her when she told him He was a smart man He would understand

He would believe she truly loved him when he re­alized she had been able to let him make love to her after that trauma

She got up and headed for the door, ready to tell hiht up short when Sebastian walked into the roorim

"Are you all right?" she asked, wondering if an­other tis and their future

He didn't look very receptive

Al a coward Sebastian owned a multinational corpora­tion There would always be events that were bound to cause a deterioration in his mood She had to be­lieve her emotions and his could rise above that

"I aray eyes "Did you sleep well?"

"Yes" She took a deep breath "Sebastian, there is so I need to tell you"

"Is there?" He didn't sound all that receptive ei­ther

"Yes Please, will you hear me out?"

His lips twisted in a parody of a smile "I believe I already knohat it is"

"No, I don't think you do" He was ent than any man she'd ever known, but even Sebastian wasn't a mind reader

"It is related to the uessed, his voice curiously flat