Her Ruthless Italian Boss by Christina Hollis

Author:Christina Hollis [Hollis, Christina]
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2008-03-21T04:00:00+00:00

Luca strolled toward his room, wondering why he didn’t feel good about what had just happened. He’d proved once again Beth had no hold over him. However powerful his physical need for her, he could still master it.

Then his expression altered. Beth had surprised him. In Balacha, she had told him it was marriage or nothing. Tonight, she had come up with the idea of forging herself a career. Perhaps she had changed…but then, look at the way she had jumped at the chance to visit Paris with him. They might be going as boss and PA, but they would be staying in the most romantic city in the world…

A sudden riot of pain in his lower back made him stop with a gasp. Before Beth Woodbury had walked back into his life, he would have blamed it on too much dancing. Now it was memories of one fateful night in Balacha twisting the knife. Black thoughts crowded in on him again.

What if she hadn’t totally given up the idea of ensnaring him? This might be the chance she was looking for, to seduce him.

He checked his watch and then took a few slow steps, testing himself. The pain eased, but never really went away. When it returned like this, it brought back all those agonising memories.

As he paused in the silence the cold moon showed its face again. Shafts of silvery light streamed into the gallery. It skimmed the nearest statue, striking bitter sparks from Apollo’s marble fingers as he tried to possess a nymph.

Luca looked at his own hands. Only moments before, they had been pressed against Beth’s skin. It did not take much to imagine her warm softness under his fingertips now. He looked at the tormented marble figures beside him. The sculptor had frozen their frustration for all time—a god doomed to lust after the one thing he could never have. In a few hours’ time, Luca would be taking Beth to Paris, with no need to worry about any consequences. They had an agreement. He needed a PA. All she wanted—she said—was a career, and while she was working for him he could teach her. That was all there was to the bargain. Once trained, she would disappear from his life again as suddenly as she had entered it. And that would be the end of their story.

Luca began to feel strangely uneasy. He tried to shake off the sensation. It was impossible. He had no idea why his mind kept returning to the idea of Beth going away. After all, it wouldn’t be the first time she had left him. He ought to be used to it. And back in Balacha, he would have been delighted if she’d started showing some independence. She hadn’t managed to tie him down then, so if she wanted to strike out now he ought to be pleased. His life was his own, and if Beth got as much satisfaction out of her future career as he got from his…

He grimaced again, and dropped his hands to his side in irritation.

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