Seduced by Her Billionaire Fake Fiancé (Italian Rivals Book 2) by Clare Connelly

Author:Clare Connelly [Connelly, Clare]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-12-22T16:00:00+00:00

Courtesy of Patrizia’s exceptional introduction skills, Andie had somehow managed to avoid spending very much time in the vicinity of her alleged fiancé at all. There were more than enough ‘safe’ people she had met who she felt comfortable going and chatting to, and most were easy to talk to, interested in her and her business, and of course her engagement to Max. She heard more stories about him than she wanted to hear in her life, particularly given that each story cast him as a sort of golden boy, all that was good and fair and right in the world.

Andie wasn’t disposed to think that well of him.

Because she’d met Carlo and she’d met Esther and in the space of a few short minutes, she’d had to reckon with the fallout from his actions. Firstly, in telling Carlo the truth, and secondly in acting in a way that exposed the truth to Esther. Worse, that established him as a cheat, which Andie knew he wasn’t, and never would be.

But what if he was?

They’d slept together then he’d come to Italy for a week. Had he seen Esther during that time?

He’d told her he couldn’t stop thinking about her, but what if that was a lie? Or maybe both things could be true, and he could have been thinking about Andie and sleeping with Esther all without contradicting himself.

The thought made Andie feel sick and she couldn’t believe she’d actually been letting her barriers down around Max, eating with him, enjoying his company.

This was a business deal, and she was a fool for letting the lines come anything close to blurred.

Having made that resolution, it was easier to function for the rest of the night. She put on the performance of a lifetime, so even when Max came and asked her to dance, as others moved to the makeshift space in the middle of the terrace, Andie agreed without hesitation.

Only touching him was an obstacle, because it had always been like this with them. The slightest contact, and her skin was on fire, her body craving him, so she stiffened in his arms and hardened her heart.

“I have not been able to get near to you all night.”

Andie kept quiet. That had been by design.

She focused on a point over his shoulder, tolerating the dance, but only for the sake of appearances.

“Are you enjoying yourself, bella?”

She angled her face towards his then, her eyes meeting his. “No,” she said simply, honestly, surprised by the force of anger in that one simple word.

He stopped dancing for a moment. “Oh. I’m sorry to hear that. Why not?”

“I’ve met some interesting people,” she muttered, swallowing, returning her gaze to a point in the distance.

“I saw you speaking to Signora Capaldi. She was my nanny, you know.”

“Yes, she told me, and all of your daring, charming, precocious childhood exploits. I feel almost as if I was there with you.”

“You are angry.”

“Yes.”

“Because of Mrs. Capaldi?”

“No.”

“Then—,”

“Take your pick,” she snapped, then lowered her voice. “Could it

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