The Commanding Italian's Challenge by Maya Blake

Author:Maya Blake
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2020-10-02T18:51:37+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

IF CAPRI WAS a cool and sophisticated haven, St Lucia was a sultry, tropical paradise.

The lush vegetation, exotic birds and the sheer profusion of colour seemed almost too good to be true. But then for the last handful of weeks Faye had felt as if she was living in a lucid dream. One of heightened emotion and intense drama, mainly in the form of the man seated next to her in the air-conditioned Jeep with tinted windows, his eyes shielded by a pair of designer sunglasses as they drove away from his private airstrip.

The long flight from Italy to St Lucia had been surreal in itself. Because of course she’d been introduced to another level of affluence in the form of the Fiorenti private jet, equipped with every item of luxury imaginable. And, whether she’d been ensconced in the living area or—in a futile bid to come to terms with the previous night’s episode with Maceo, during which she’d skated even closer to danger—retreating to an area that had turned out to be Maceo’s personal cinema room, the flight attendants had been a discreet glance away, ready to cater to her every whim.

Not that she’d been tempted to request anything beyond refreshments. She’d been entirely consumed by their interaction from the night before.

Was still consumed by it.

Whereas Maceo seemed to harbour zero qualms about how things had ended.

There’d been no censure, just a long, sizzling, assessing look at the breakfast table. Since then she’d caught him staring contemplatively at her. It wasn’t so much as if he was trying to work her out. It was more an inkling that he was already halfway to plundering the heart of her secret.

But from the moment they’d taken off, the powerful CEO had resumed his role. He’d been all about Casa di Fiorenti business, apprising her of their itinerary, which included sailing to two plantations via his yacht. She’d questioned the use of that mode of transport, to be curtly informed that it was so he could travel and work at the same time.

A part of her envied his skilful ability to proceed as normal, while the major part revisited the incident in her suite for the hundredth time.

Yes, she’d disgracefully jumped him. And, yes, the torrid kiss had been sublime. But Faye had become increasingly preoccupied with the conversation after she’d pulled the brakes.

The subtext had seemed...monumental. The look on Maceo’s face had been an arresting tableau of regret, guilt, pain and fury. Just what had happened to him? And why couldn’t she put the incident out of her mind?

As if triggered by the unasked question, his laser-powered gaze flicked to her and she realised he’d spoken. ‘I’m sorry, what?’

One sardonic eyebrow lifted. ‘We have arrived. I’d leave you to your daydreaming, but I don’t think you’d appreciate the heat once I turn the engine off. So...are you coming?’

‘Of course I’m—’ She looked past him to the structure they’d parked in front of, and was thrown into yet another realm of awe.

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