The Reason for His Wife's Return by Tara Pammi

Author:Tara Pammi
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2023-03-27T14:24:18+00:00

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They were heading home to Carides mansion in a chauffeured car, instead of taking the chopper, as Aristos really did have to call into a meeting. The drive was two hours long and Mira dozed off to the sound of his deep voice lulling her into comfort.

She woke with her head neatly supported by a corded arm in dark silence. And the shoulder strap of her dress at her elbow. And her breasts smushed against a corded bicep and she herself lying half across Aristos’s lap.

“Sorry,” she said, wiping her mouth with her hand. Thank God, she hadn’t drooled on him.

“You kept shifting on the seat trying to find a comfortable position.”

“Thank you.”

“Are we back to that kind of politeness, then?”

“You started it,” she said, and then sighed. “My throat’s parched.”

Having finished a bottle of water, she straightened her sundress and pulled the jacket he’d draped over her shoulders tighter around her. The moment she settled onto the opposite seat, Aristos pulled her feet into his lap.

She jerked as the warmth from his calloused palms instantly lit a fuse somewhere else in her body as if there were wires attached. When she looked out the window, she noticed that they’d left the city behind long ago. And with each mile they put between his work and them, she felt a little better.

“You never told me why we were touring those estates,” she said, suppressing a groan by the skin of her teeth.

God, the man could weave magic with those fingertips. On her feet, on her neck and shoulders and elsewhere. Suddenly, she felt stupid for churlishly refusing what he’d offered back in the penthouse. And sitting in relative dark with his fingers pressing into her feet, with his eyes devouring her, tension thrummed through her, seeking release.

“Because we’re looking for a new home. We won’t move for a little while but before your due date. Which one did you like the best?”

“I like the Carides mansion best. And Leo would be heartbroken if we moved out just when the babies are about to come. And Stella too.”

“He can live with the disappointment. Although he will have an invitation to come live with us if it pleases him.”

“Why are we moving at all?”

“The mansion is only accessible by the chopper or it’s a two-hour drive to the nearest city. What if you need something in the middle of the night? What if something goes wrong and we have to visit your specialist?”

“But you already employed an army of people to see to my every need, want and demand, Aristos. I don’t know if I should be ashamed or proud that this pregnancy and I have created an entire new economy.”

“It’s not enough to put my mind at ease, Mira.”

“And what about my peace of mind?” she said, unable to stop the words.

“Would it really bother you if I continued with my racing?”

“Of course it would. Why else would I make a big deal out of it?” She studied his gleaming gaze in the dark, wondering what he was thinking.

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