A Ring for the Greek's Baby by Melanie Milburne

Author:Melanie Milburne
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarlequinUKLtd
Published: 2017-07-31T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIX

LOUKAS GOT BACK to the hotel to find the suite empty. He went through every room, even going so far as to open the wardrobes, but there was no sign of Emily. He whipped out his phone and dialled her number but it went through to the message service. Panic gripped him by the throat, tightening his airway until he could barely snatch in a breath. Where was she? Was she ill? Had she been taken to hospital? Had she gone outside and been hounded by the press? Perhaps chased down the street? Got hit by a bus? Kidnapped? The list of possibilities rushed through his brain like a toxic fever. His heart hammered so hard it was as if a construction site were inside his chest.

He called the front desk, asking if anyone had seen his fiancée. He felt a fool for having to ask it. ‘No, Mr Kyprianos,’ the receptionist said. ‘Perhaps she’s gone shopping for the wedding. There are three bridal stores and two florists on this block. This area’s very popular for brides-to-be.’

Loukas put down the phone and wiped the back of his hand over his clammy brow. He had to get a grip on himself. There was probably a perfectly good explanation for why Emily had disobeyed his instruction to stay in the suite. The sense of powerlessness was sickening, reminding him of the day of the accident when so many lives had careened out of control.

Why had Emily gone? Where had she gone? Was she coming back? Or had he scared her with his insistence on marriage? Sure, it was a big step to get married. He might not be perfect husband material but it wasn’t as if he was some boorish oaf who wouldn’t look after her. He tried her phone another time but it went to message service again. His hand tightened on the phone until he thought the screen would crack. Should he do a ring-around of the hospitals to see if she’d been admitted? Ask the hotel to run the CCTV tapes to see if she’d left the hotel with someone?

The door suddenly opened and Emily came in. ‘Oh...you’re back.’

Relief collided with anger that she’d put him through such a hellish few minutes. ‘Where the hell were you?’ Loukas asked. ‘I’ve been out of my head with worry. I thought I told you to stay put until I got back?’

She slipped her bag off her shoulder and placed it on the table near the door, her movements slow and measured, as if she was frightened of setting off a loaded bomb. ‘I went to work to arrange for some leave.’

‘You could have phoned to do that.’

Her brown eyes contained a hint of defiance. ‘I preferred to do it face to face. Allegra’s my best friend. I wanted to explain what was going on between us in person.’

‘What did she say?’

‘She has some misgivings about us rushing into marriage.’

‘That’s rich, coming from her.’

‘Yes, I said much the same thing,’ she said.

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