Just This One Summer_A billionaire forbidden love romance... by Clare Connelly

Author:Clare Connelly [Connelly, Clare]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-10-11T16:00:00+00:00

At the door, Nico paused, looking at Alessia carefully. “How have you been?”

Her smile was beautiful, but Nico could detect the falsity to it. “Fine.”

“Have you spoken to Max lately?”

Her smile dropped. She turned away from him, looking towards the ocean. “No.”

Nico shook his head slowly, wishing he could do something to shake Max into sense, but knowing his cousin – Fiero’s brother – was every bit as stubborn as Nico was. “You could call him?”

Alessia swallowed. “It’s too late. I’ve moved on.” She lifted a hand, pushing the hair from her eyes, so it was impossible to miss the engagement ring on her hand. Something dropped through Nico like a stone.

“You’re getting married?”

She jerked her gaze back to his face, her eyes showing hurt, and Christo knew she had every right to feel that. He didn’t like to criticise his cousin, but their separation had been bad, and he couldn’t believe Alessia was capable of what Max had accused her of, despite the photos that had run in the press – photos of Alessia in a passionate embrace with another man. Then again, Nico had no real sense when it came to women, if his blind trust of Claudette was anything to go by. Except Maddie? She redeemed him, surely.

“Si.”

“When?” A grim line formed a gash on Nico’s handsome face.

“Around Christmas.” Her voice was thin. “Don’t tell him, Nico.”

Nico stiffened. “He doesn’t know?”

“He’s lost any right to know anything about my life.”

“Damn it, Alessia, you know –,”

“I know nothing.” She reached a hand out, pressing her fingers to Nico’s wrist. “Leave it, bene?”

He shook his head. “I can’t do that. He’s my cousin, but more than that, he’s one of my best friends. He’s going to want to at least know that you’re planning to marry some other guy.”

Her spine straightened, her eyes clashing with his. She was completely still, her features locked into a determined mask, and then she shrugged. “Suit yourself. I don’t think he’ll care one bit, and if he does, kindly make sure he knows better than to contact me. I love you and your family, you know that, but to me, Massimo Montebello is as good as dead.” She pressed a kiss to Nico’s cheek then stepped away from him, her head held high. He watched her cross the lawn and step onto her Vespa, pulling a helmet onto her head so a curtain of blonde hung loose down her back.

Alessia and Max’s marriage had been five years ago, and it had lasted only months. That they’d married had surprised everyone – Max was a confirmed bachelor and Alessia little more than a teenager, studying her medical degree. Not only that, she was the much adored daughter of one of Gianfelice’s oldest friends. Though she’d always had a crush on Max, that he’d returned her feelings had completely shocked Nico. Oh, Alessia had been stunning, but so innocent and youthful, nothing like the sophisticated women Max generally spent time with.

Perhaps that was why their marriage had been doomed? Alessia had been devastated.

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