The Greek Tycoon's Pregnant Wife by Anne Mather

Author:Anne Mather
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2007-08-31T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

‘YOU knew nothing!’

Demetri came up off the desk in one swift, menacing lunge and Jane felt the hairs on the back of her neck prickle alarmingly. He was so big, so dark, so powerful. So angry! She couldn’t help herself. She automatically backed away from him.

And found her way blocked by the leather armchair in the window embrasure behind her. It smacked into her calves and, with a little gasp of surprise, she subsided onto the seat. Demetri loomed over her and for a moment she thought he was going to strike her. But he didn’t. What he did was bend towards her, gripping the arms of the chair, effectively imprisoning her in place.

‘OK,’ he said harshly, his breath hot against skin that was still slightly tender from the sun. She was wearing a cropped tank-top and a cream denim skirt and her sudden descent had driven the skirt halfway up her thighs. ‘Here it is for the last time, aghapi. I have slept with Ariadne, I don’t deny it. I have never slept with Ianthe.’

Jane couldn’t deny the twist of pain she felt at hearing him admit that he and Ariadne were lovers, but she managed to say bitterly, ‘Someone did.’

‘But not me.’

‘Then why did she say it was?’ Jane demanded raggedly.

‘Same answer as before: you’d have to ask her,’ replied Demetri tersely. ‘Maybe this time she’ll tell you the truth.’

Jane swallowed, permitting herself a look up into his dark face. ‘What I find hard to understand is how you can even associate with her if she was lying.’

‘To begin with, I couldn’t. But my mother—’

‘Oh, right.’ Jane shook her head. ‘I might have known your mother would have some part in this.’

‘She is fond of Ianthe,’ said Demetri through his teeth. ‘She regards her as family.’

‘The way she never regarded me.’

Demetri sighed. ‘OK. I know it was hard for you. But it would have got easier.’

‘Before or after you’d slept with Ianthe?’

‘I’ve told you—’

‘All right, all right.’ Jane shrugged. ‘I still don’t understand why it should matter to you what I think now.’

Demetri’s breath sharpened. ‘Because it does.’

‘Why?’

‘Why do you think?’

Jane’s lips twisted. ‘Because no one is allowed to contradict the great Demetri Souvakis?’ she suggested scornfully. ‘Or do you just like tormenting me?’

‘Do I do that?’

His voice had thickened and this time, when Jane chanced a glance through her lashes, she surprised an odd humility in his expression.

She shivered. ‘You know you do.’

‘How?’

She spread her hands, indicating his arms and her confinement. ‘Need I say more?’

Demetri’s eyes darkened, but he had to acknowledge that she was right. ‘OK,’ he said. ‘Point taken.’ But he didn’t move. ‘Perhaps you ought to ask yourself why.’

‘Why you like tormenting me?’

‘I didn’t say I liked it,’ he corrected her, and now his voice was harsh with emotion. He lifted a hand, which he noticed wasn’t quite steady, and took hold of her chin, turning her face up to his. ‘You still drive me crazy and you know it.’

Jane trembled. He could feel it.

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