The Untameable Greeks--3 Book Box Set by Maya Blake

Author:Maya Blake
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Mills & Boon Special Release
Published: 2017-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

‘WHY DID YOUR HR director just call to check up on me? And please don’t tell me he does that with everyone else because I asked David and Cynthia and he didn’t call them so I know I’m the only one he’s called.’

Ari continued to admire the stunning penthouse view from his latest hotel set in the heart of Washington DC and forced himself not to react to the huskily voiced accusation or the unwanted intrusion. But it was difficult not to turn around; not to tense against the electricity that zapped through him at her presence.

It’d been three weeks since Miami, and the last time he’d seen Perla. He’d left the day after Fashion Week and busied himself with his other casinos and hotels on the West Coast. But he’d needed to return because Pantelides WDC was by far his most successful hotel yet and he needed to throw his every last waking moment into making it the jewel in the Pantelides Luxe crown.

That he’d spent far too much time thinking about Perla Lowell was something he preferred to view as simply making sure she wasn’t causing any more ruffles in his company. Of course, he’d have preferred if word hadn’t got out that he was doing so but...

He sighed. ‘Discretion really seems to be thin on the ground these days.’

Her gasp sounded just behind his left shoulder. He tensed further, bracing himself for the impact of the sight and scent of her.

‘So you’re not denying it? You do realise how you’ve made me look by doing that, don’t you?’

‘What exactly did my director say to you?’ he asked.

‘He asked me how I was getting on with work and with my colleagues.’

‘And you immediately jumped to the conclusion that I was trying to undermine you somehow?’

‘Did you or did you not ask him to call to check up on me?’

‘Perla, you brought a potential workplace problem to my attention. And I took steps to rectify it. I think my director may have taken his directive a little too seriously given who you are. If you think it was an unnecessary step—’

‘I do,’ she flung at his back.

Ari gritted his teeth and tried to remain calm as she continued.

‘Now you’ve said something—’

‘Actually, you said something. Had you come to me instead of seeking verification from your colleagues, they would’ve been none the wiser.’

‘So you’re saying this is my fault?’ Outrage filled her voice. ‘And can you turn around when I’m talking to you, please?’ she snapped.

With another sigh, he started to turn. ‘I think you’re blowing things out of proportion—’ He stopped dead when he caught his first glimpse of her.

Her hair was a long, dark, wet ribbon curling over her naked shoulder. And she wore a black bikini with the thinnest strings that looked as if they were about to succumb to the laws of gravity. Heat punched into his gut so viciously, he had to lock his knees to keep from stumbling backward against the floor-to-ceiling window behind him.

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