Greek Tycoon's Mistletoe Proposal by Kandy Shepherd

Author:Kandy Shepherd
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarlequinUKLtd
Published: 2016-11-08T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

LUKAS DIRECTED HIS driver to stop the car outside the imposing entrance to one of London’s most famous grand hotels, the venue for the night’s Butterfly Ball. The limousine was at the head of a line of chauffeur-driven luxury vehicles and taxis dropping off guests all dressed to the nines in the requisite formal wear.

‘Ready?’ Lukas asked as he opened Ashleigh’s door.

‘Shifting right into girlfriend mode as we speak,’ she said.

As she emerged from the car he caught his breath at how beautiful she looked. She wore an exquisite silk gown in shades of lavender, topped with a theatrically flamboyant ivory velvet cloak lined with purple. Her hair was piled up on her head with little tendrils escaping to fall down her slender pale neck, purple stones glittered at her ears. They should be real jewels. But she could not have chosen anything more perfect for her colouring and for the occasion.

Once more she looked the part he had cast her in, exceeding all expectations with a new level of sophistication and elegance. He could not keep his eyes off her.

‘You look magnificent,’ he said as he offered her his arm. He ached to say more—so much more—but had to remind himself that they were both playing roles. It was strictly business.

‘All thanks to your credit card,’ she murmured, tucking her hand into his elbow. The action brought her close, so close he could breathe in her sweet scent, feel the warmth of her body. He kept her by his side as they walked into the ornate foyer of the hotel with its show-stopping Christmas tree that soared to the ceiling.

‘Thanks also to your good taste,’ he said. ‘No amount of money can buy that.’ Not to mention her innate grace and style—which he’d spotted even when she’d been wearing jeans and trainers. He’d said she should do him proud—and she’d done that in spades.

‘You look magnificent yourself,’ she said, her dimples flirting in her cheeks. ‘Born to wear a tuxedo.’ Her compliment pleased him. The women he usually dated were all about accepting compliments—and anything else they could grab from him—rather than bestowing them.

‘Nobody is looking at me, I assure you,’ he said. ‘All eyes are on my beautiful date.’

‘I feel like a princess,’ she said. ‘When I look in the mirror, I can’t believe it’s me looking back.’

‘You outshine any princess,’ he said. Did he really say that? He wasn’t usually so fulsome. He was rewarded with a display of her dimples.

‘I know you’re only saying that as part of the act, but thank you,’ she said. ‘It’s just the clothes—you know what they say: clothes maketh the pretend girlfriend.’

He’d meant every word of the compliment. It was an effort to keep the conversation at a superficial level when he found it difficult not to stare at her in admiration. ‘You shopped well,’ he said.

‘I had enthusiastic help,’ she said.

It had been the right thing to do but Lukas had regretted letting Ashleigh go out yesterday with her girlfriends instead of him.

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