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“You will be completely mine,” he whispered He stroked her cheek as he looked down at her, his eyes glittering in the shadowy room “You will marry me, Louisa”

Chapter Eight

“WELCOME to Buenos Aires, Señora Cruz”

As the doorreeted her, Louisa barely had tie before bodyguards hustled her inside the Belle Époque high-rise in the exclusive Recoleta district In two seconds, they’d crossed the lavish marble floor and were in the elevator

Tall, hulkingLouisa feel small as she cradled her baby nervously in her arms Worst of all: the tallest and most powerful of the men around her was Rafael Her new husband

When she’d woken up in Key West that ined she could find herself taken to Buenos Aires as the wife of a ined, in his arive her But when he pulled away from her, he coul

d not hide the coldness in his slate eyes

Within ed her to the courthouse He’d soed to convince the clerk Louisa was not a Florida resident and to skip the three-day waiting period Before they’d even left Key West, Louisa had been his lawfully ht on his private jet working Ignoring her

Now, in the elevator, Rafael’s dark eyes gleamed at her malevolently What did he intend to do to her?

I would e I would make you pay…and pay…and pay

At least she still had her baby in her arms, she coht Rafael htened, she’d known she would do anything—anything—to stay with Noah And so she’d said farewell to her sister and niece, telling her she was eloping with Rafael

Katie had been ecstatic for her “We’ll be fine with the bakery until you get back,” she’d said joyfully “Have a wonderful time!”

If only her sister knew the truth Louisa feared she was never going back to that waro

When the elevator reached the top floor, Rafael pushed open the double doors

“Welcome home,” he said sardonically