Cavelli's Lost Heir by Lynn Raye Harris

Author:Lynn Raye Harris [Harris, Lynn Raye]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Tags: Fiction, Romance, Contemporary, Contemporary Women, General
ISBN: 9781426846175
Google: Y_F_zPN7-6kC
Amazon: B002WEPDTK
Publisher: Mills & Boon
Published: 2009-12-31T18:30:00+00:00

The next few days were some of the most idyllic of his life. Nico spent time with Lily and their son without any expectations. He continued his slow seduction of Lily’s mind and body, not rushing the process in the least. He was in fact enjoying it. He touched her as much as possible, brushing up against her as he passed, reaching across her to pick something up, his arm skimming her breast if he could manage it.

It was driving him crazy, touching her without touching her. He wanted to strip her, explore her with his hands and mouth, wanted to do all the things he’d realized were impossible due to her inexperience the first time. He wanted to spend days learning her body, wanted to know what drove her crazy and what made her come unglued in his arms.

He was driving himself crazy, but more importantly he was driving her crazy. When they made love for the second time, it would be well worth the wait.

He was also, gradually, becoming more comfortable with his son. He no longer felt stirrings of panic when Danny wanted to be picked up, no longer worried he would drop him or hold him wrong. In fact, it was almost ridiculously easy to make the child happy. Why had he not realized this before? Tickle him, make faces, talk silly—and the little guy was fascinated. So, Nico realized, was Lily.

Still, he didn’t play with their son because it made her happy. He played with him because it made Danny happy. And Nico.

For the first time since Gaetano had died, he felt content. He took his little family to the beach, took them for drives and hunted down obscure restaurants where the owners were discreet and they could enjoy themselves like anyone else. He’d had the reporters who’d camped at the gates to the palazzo run off, and he’d been pleased they hadn’t returned. Only one helicopter had invaded his privacy, but a single phone call and it was gone, as well.

After yet another day at the beach with Lily and Danny, Nico strode into his office to find a letter from his father waiting. Nico ripped into the envelope—the man was too old-fashioned to use e-mail—and scanned its contents.

As expected, King Paolo of Monteverde remained an unhappy man. Paolo was widely reputed to be violent, though Nico didn’t think the king would go so far as to initiate hostilities between the countries simply because his daughter had been jilted.

He dropped into a chair, unmindful of the sand clinging to his body, and propped his forehead on his hands. The truth was that Montebianco could suffer if the trade issues didn’t get worked out. His country depended on olive oil, textiles and raw ore from Monteverde. They could procure the items elsewhere, certainly, but at what cost? How many jobs would be lost? How many households would suffer a reduction in their income?

Nico had counted on Monteverde’s dependence on Montebiancan wines, leather goods and produce to even the balance and make King Paolo see reason.

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