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She laughed playfully, looking around the Ottoet away from all this?”

He frowned, trying to think He had a hard ti like that He re him real estate in Paris Xerxes Novros was a coldhearted bastard but the ested

She saas serious and blinked Then she shook her head “Your dinner party is in two days”

“Knowing you, the arrangements are already completed”

She took a deep breath “But still…”

“I am done with Istanbul,” he said harshly “After the party, I intend to put this house up for sale I am done here” His dark eyes looked down into hers “But not done with you”

“I should go” Her voice was small Unhappy

“Go?”

“Work for someone else”

He stared at her, dumbfounded Then his eyebroered “You can’t,” he said in a low voice “I need you”

“What yo

ume work for you That you find it convenient”

“Yes,” he said gruffly “I do And it is I see no reason why that should stop”

She gave a low, bitter laugh “No Why would you?”

He placed his hands persuasively on her shoulders “Mira! So we’ve fallen into bed I’ve been through this ether, and we’ll coer feel this way Our lives can return to normal I promise you”