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Stavros obviously wasn’t dead yet, because it set his pulse racing

The bodice was low-cut, clinging to full, delicious breasts he’d never ie suits As she otten a look at her deliciously full backside as they’d left the church, too

All things he would have to ignore once she worked for him Deliberately, he looked away He didn’t seduce women orked for him Why would he, when beautiful women were so plentiful in his world, and truly spectacular employees more precious than diamonds?

Sex was an a more But for years, his company had been his life

And the reason Holly chose to dress so plainly in the office was obviously that she wanted to be valued for her accomplishments and hard work, not her appearance In that, they were the same From the tis He’d wanted to change the world

But that wasn’t all they had in common He’d seen her tortured expression as she’d looked at Oliver So Stavros and Holly each had secrets they didn’t want to talk about

To anyone

Ever

But her inexplicable infatuation for Oliver couldn’t possibly last When she recovered fro froed a bullet

As for Stavros’s secret, people would figure it out for the to his doctor’s prognosis, would happen in about six to nine months He blinked

All the life he’d left unlived

Just a few days ago, Stavros had vaguely assumed he’d have another fifty years Instead, he’d be unlikely to see his thirty-seventh birthday next September

He would die alone, with no one but his lawyers and stockholders to ed fro as he did about Oliver, Stavros would likely leave his shares to charity

Poor Stavros, his ex-mistresses would say Then they’d roll over and enjoy their hot new lovers in bed

Poor Minos, his business associates would say Then they’d focus on exciting new technology to buy and sell