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His long lashes swept down over his eyes ‘Kallistris,’ he said huskily, ‘was far too long ago’

His kiss was slow and sensual and h of triu her up into his arh into his bedroo down beside her

His hand smoothed her hair from her forehead ‘Have I told you recently how very, very beautiful you are, Kyria Lakaris?’

The husk in his voice was deeperthe gold glints in his eyes more molten

‘Not recently,’ she said, and sighed in war her, arousal was beckoning, and there was another emotion, too Relief

He still wants me

Had that been her fear, these last weeks? Had she thought that Xandros was turning into a workaholic not just because he had to run awhatever it was that he did and overseeing a coer as well? Had she not wanted to admit that she feared his attraction to her had palled?

But now, as his ers deftly slipping open the buttons of her shirt, of his shirt as well, his thighs th, she kneith another sigh of pleasurable arousal, just how very keen he was to get her naked And, beneath hilory in what came next

A burning fusion that ain as his body took her to an ecstasy that had not been hers since their last night on Kallistris

She clung to hi as fiercely as her own, knowing his liled turmoil

He pulled her tight against him ‘I must have been mad to work so hard,’ he breathed He levered hi to take a break—for the whole weekend!’ He dropped a slow kiss on her ht, Kyria Lakaris—I want you to put on the gladdest of your glad rags and make me the envy of all Athens!’

The envy of all Athens? Into her head ca words her father had thrown at her when she’d defied him It was she as supposed to be the envy of all Athens

And later, as they joined Xandros’s friends in the salon privé at the exclusive restaurant where they were gathering, she could see that the jibe had held soh she found herself feeling shy, hanging on to Xandros’s supporting arh most of their lively conversation was conducted, understandably in Greek, but two of the ant women there made a beeline for her

‘We are in !’ they teased her ‘Xandros has been captured at last!’

‘We all wanted to leamed ‘So what is your secret?’