Beauty and Her One-Night Baby by Dani Collins

Beauty and Her One-Night Baby by Dani Collins

Author:Dani Collins
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2020-03-12T12:44:53+00:00


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Javiero entered the gala without any self-consciousness over his appearance. Most people had at least seen pictures of him by now and he’d caught a bit of sun the last few weeks. The claw marks had faded, no longer standing out nearly as horrifically as they had in the early days.

Besides, nothing could bother him while he was riding this smug, endorphin high after his fervid tussle with Scarlett.

He had only meant to kiss her, but they’d both lost control. He ought to be scared out of his skin by that, but it was amazing how omnipotent he felt when he made her come. If he thought too long about the way she had clung to him and sucked his lip and fairly dissolved the silk between them with her wet response, he would embarrass himself with a fresh bulge behind his fly.

Crazed as the experience had been, he’d needed it. Sexual frustration had been approaching lethal concentration in his bloodstream. Her too, he suspected. They were both tossing and turning every night.

Not that deprivation had fueled that madness. That was how they reacted to each other and he liked it.

Thankfully, they were proving to be compatible in other ways, as well. Scarlett was fitting nicely into his life. The cool English cucumber she’d always been made a perfect foil for his more passionate, forceful personality at events such as these.

A deeply primal and gratifying mine rang in his head as he wove their fingers together and felt the warm gold of her engagement ring dig into his skin.

She caught him looking at her and must have read his thoughts because a pretty, shy blush hit her cheeks.

A strange thing happened in that moment. One of those odd musical pauses occurred, leaving space for a familiar voice to carry.

“...had to come see Beauty and the Beast myself, but which one is which?”

It was a savagely cheap shot that elicited a few titters from the group where Regina was holding court a short distance away.

Scarlett stiffened and would have pulled her hand from his if he hadn’t tightened his grip on reflex. The people they’d been speaking with widened their eyes in appalled horror.

Javiero turned his head and saw Regina comprehend she’d been overheard. She didn’t waste time looking remorseful. She slapped a wide smile over her gaffe and braved it out.

“Querido, it’s so good to see you again.” She wove toward them through the pockets of people who fell into a watchful silence.

The music rose again, sounding overloud now that everyone had closed their mouths to blatantly eavesdrop.

“Introduce me to your frien—”

“Fiancée,” he corrected sharply. “We won’t keep you. I’m sure you’re on your way to the door.” He was not the host of this gala, but it was a banishment.

Regina paled as she realized she had lost social cache that would never be recovered.

“You must be Regina? I’m Scarlett.” She shot out her free hand. “Javiero and I were about to dance, but I’d love to chat properly after.



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