Vieri's Convenient Vows by Andie Brock

Author:Andie Brock [Brock, Andie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781335419286
Amazon: 1335419284
Publisher: Harlequin Presents
Published: 2018-03-19T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT

A SERIES OF loud raps on her bedroom door saw Harper burrowing out of the duvet, blinking against the light.

‘Harper!’ There was no mistaking the deeply sonorous voice.

‘Yes,’ she croaked back, fumbling for her phone to see what the time was. Ten-thirty? How could that be? But before she had the chance to order her thoughts Vieri was striding into her bedroom, full of his usual command.

‘You need to get up.’

Harper pushed herself up against the pillows, brushing the hair out of her eyes with a shaky hand. By the look on Vieri’s face, something was wrong.

‘What’s the matter? What’s happened?’

‘I have received a message from Alfonso’s nurse.’ Vieri’s voice was tight. ‘We need to get over there right away.’

‘Oh, no!’ Harper felt her heart lurch. ‘Alfonso...he hasn’t...? She pulled back the covers, scrambling to get out of bed.

‘No, no. It’s Maria. Some sort of family emergency, apparently. She has had to leave.’

‘Oh, thank goodness.’ Harper gave a huge sigh of relief. ‘Not that I don’t feel sorry for Maria, of course.’ She stopped, suddenly aware of Vieri’s cool blue eyes raking over her. She was wearing a pair of old fleecy tartan pyjamas, perfect for keeping out the winter chill back home, but, judging by Vieri’s expression, not the sort of female night attire he was familiar with.

She gazed at him, desperately trying to ignore the stutter of her heart. Wearing faded, low-slung jeans and a grey sweatshirt, he was more casually dressed than usual, but no less devastatingly attractive. The dark shadow that shaded his jawline gave him a feral, untamed look, and his ruffled hair, that didn’t appear to have been brushed any time recently, only made him seem all the more dangerously tempting. Harper bit down on her lip. Maybe this unkempt look meant he had had a bad night too. After the way he had treated her, she couldn’t help but hope so.

‘So, what’s the plan?’ She tried to sound normal, running a hand over her own sleep-tangled hair and tucking it behind her ears. But all the time she was acutely conscious of Vieri’s unwavering stare. ‘Can you hire a temporary nurse?’

‘Already done. But Alfonso is being difficult. It seems that he wants you there.’

‘Oh.’ Harper nodded. ‘Well, I’ll get dressed and we can head straight over there.’

‘I mean he wants you to move in with him.’ Vieri hesitated. ‘Until Maria gets back.’

‘I see.’ Harper bit back her surprise. ‘Well, that’s okay. I can do that.’ Already her affection for Alfonso was such that she would do anything for him.

‘Obviously I will accompany you.’

Obviously. Harper felt her stomach twist with nervous apprehension. All brisk businesslike command, there was no trace of the Vieri of last night. Of the seductive lover who had so easily smashed through her fragile defences, or the angry stranger that had followed. It occurred to her that she had no idea at all what went on in this man’s head.

‘Maria doesn’t know how long she will have to be away,’ Vieri continued.

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