Seduced into the Greek's World by Dani Collins

Author:Dani Collins
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2015-05-01T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

AFTER LEAVING LYON, Natalie had managed to avoid going into any of the hotels for more than a month, thanks to a snowstorm that had turned the company Christmas party into a bust.

The whispers and stares had been pretty bad by the time she’d left France, but she’d taken it on the chin and powered through her assignment. Adara had defused some of the gossip by making a statement that Natalie’s special contribution working with high-level management would ensure all employees, regardless of obligations at home, would be given the same opportunities in future.

This, along with a statement that Demitri had left the company to pursue his own interests, had all become old news by the time Natalie was required to show up for the quarterly departmental meeting at the Montreal location.

The meetings were as predictable as clockwork, always taking place on the second Wednesday of the first month. They always had morning one-on-ones with various departmental managers, then a catered lunch followed by a presentation of slides and reports. Theo called in his contribution by webcam, taking questions before turning the afternoon over to the Canadian IT manager, who always closed with breakout brainstorming sessions based on the morning’s findings.

Each of these teams was making their presentations when Natalie was handed a message by a bellman who’d slipped in to find her.

Your car will be waiting at the main entrance at four-fifteen.

What car? She didn’t get a chance to ask and had to make her way to the front of the hotel when the last presentation finally finished. The limousine windows were blacked out and the chauffeur forestalled the bellman to open the back door himself.

Natalie caught sight of male legs on the far side wearing black jeans and motorcycle boots. She bent to see Demitri glance up from his tablet. The collar of his sharp peacoat was turned up against his scruff of stubble, making him look as rakish and devil-may-care as he truly was. His hair, needing a cut, looked ruffled by fingers, making her think of all the times she’d done it with her own.

Her heart rose to throb painfully in her throat, leaving a hollow feeling in her chest that threatened to cave in upon itself. She strangled out, “No.” Then she straightened to force a smile for the chauffeur, repeating a tight, “No.”

It was the only word she could manage. Her limbs began to tremble.

“Get in the car, Natalie. Or I will get out,” Demitri threatened, voice so low she barely heard it, but so implacable she had to take heed.

Alarm, the kind that accosted with sharp tingles down her arms and legs, had her looking around at the curious doormen and her IT colleagues who were leaving the hotel for the transit stations, glancing at her as she stood next to the open door of the limo. She could hear their thoughts, wondering how she afforded a private car.

She did not need to stir up gossip again.

Ducking to speak to Demitri, she claimed, “I have my own car.

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