Tempted by Her Greek Tycoon by Katrina Cudmore

Author:Katrina Cudmore
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2017-10-13T12:11:26+00:00

Chapter Six

GOOD FRIDAY—Megali Paraskevi.

Leaving Loukas’s villa as the setting sun battled the approaching night in a blaze of hot colours, Georgie made her way up the lemon-and-orange-perfumed orchard, inhaling the heavenly scent made all the more intense by the fading heat of the day.

At the top of the path she turned right for town. After a few steps, she stopped. Looked over her shoulder. Bit the inside of her cheek. And then, on a sigh, she turned around and walked towards the hotel instead.

The elderly couple from Portugal, Mr and Mrs Dias, were climbing on to one of the island’s horse-drawn carriages when she reached Reception. She stopped and chatted with them, feeling a stupid lump forming in her throat when Mr Dias, with trembling hands, placed a blanket on his wife’s lap, slowly and carefully tucking it in.

Next year they would celebrate their golden anniversary. Where would she be when she was their age? Alone? Content with that? Or wishing she had made different choices in life?

In Reception, groups of guests were mingling as they prepared to head out for the evening. Manos, The Korinna’s concierge, moved between the groups handing out tapered beeswax candles.

Just inside the adjoining lounge she found Loukas. Standing chatting with Sofia Zisimos. Sharing a joke with her, in fact, judging by their wide smiles. And looking for all the world as though they had called one another earlier and decided to colour coordinate. Loukas’s petrol-blue suit matched the stripes in the white and blue miniskirt Sofia was wearing with a white blouse, open low. Too low, in Georgie’s opinion.

Georgie did a mental eye-roll. When had she started being the style police? There was nothing wrong with Sofia’s clothes other than the fact that they revealed a figure that frankly made Georgie green with envy.

Her problem. Not Sofia’s.

Loukas turned and caught her staring at them. She dropped her frown. Attempted a smile.

He gave her a curious look. As though to say, Well, what are you doing standing there and gaping at us?

He beckoned her over. ‘Sofia, this is Georgie Jones—Talos’s newest resident.’

After enveloping Georgie in her light spicy scent and a warm hug, Sofia drew back and clasped a hand dramatically against her chest. ‘Oh, lucky you, Georgie.’

‘You like it here?’

Sofia’s grey eyes sparkled. ‘I adore it. I spent every summer here as a child—my parents owned a holiday villa on the island, but sold it when we all left home. I haven’t been back in a long time.’ She paused and smiled up at Loukas. ‘Now that I’m living in Athens I hope to become a regular visitor again.’

Georgie’s gaze moved between the affectionate smiles Sofia and Loukas shared, and she felt her stomach twisting into tight knots. She forced herself to unclasp her hands. To relax. The Matchmakers’ Union would definitely strike her off for conflict of interest when it came to her client.

She smiled at Sofia and said what any half-decent matchmaker would say. ‘You should move here.’

Loukas’s only reaction was a fractional narrowing of his gaze.

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