Bedded by the Billionaire by Melanie Milburne

Author:Melanie Milburne
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781459295032
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT

RAVENNA WOKE IN Jonas’ bed. Smiling, she rolled on her side, reaching for him. He wasn’t there.

Her stomach dipped. She’d never imagined herself insatiable but an afternoon with Jonas had taught her things she’d never expected.

That she had erogenous zones she’d never known.

That she could make Jonas lose his cool.

That ecstasy made her noisy. Her face flamed at the way she’d screamed his name over and over. But he hadn’t minded, encouraging her as if he enjoyed hearing her shout his name.

That she had a weakness for silvery eyes, a broad chest and clever hands that knew exactly how to touch her.

That she had a weakness for Jonas Deveson.

Her breathing quickened. Jonas wasn’t the frigid enemy she’d thought. He had his own difficult past. He’d been the one supporting his family and her mother, from the day he left school. Was it any wonder he’d had no time for Piers or Silvia, who’d kept their distance yet lived off his hard work?

As for his mother... Ravenna bit her lip, remembering his wretchedness as he read that diary. Whatever else Jonas might be, he wasn’t unfeeling. He’d been raw with pain. It had hurt to see him so.

When he’d made love to her it hadn’t been a cheap little wham, bam, thank you ma’am, no matter how fast and furious the first time. She’d felt so much. They had shared more than mere physical coupling. And his tenderness here in his bed—

Ravenna wriggled under the sheets. The next time he’d been gentle, utterly devastating with those careful caresses, until the white-hot urgency overtook them again.

It had been wonderful, far beyond her imaginings.

The explosion of passion had been inevitable. She’d been too inexperienced to understand the frisson of sexual tension from the moment he’d stalked into the Paris apartment. All she’d known was that around Jonas she was on edge, as if her skin didn’t fit. She’d put it down to hatred, not attraction.

Ravenna watched the door. Jonas would be back soon. Their relationship had changed irrevocably and they needed to work out where they went from here.

It wasn’t so much sex that had changed their relationship, but the sense of intimacy. She knew him for a more complex, feeling man than she’d imagined. And he knew she was more than the grasping thief he’d believed, or he wouldn’t have let her get so close. He was too proud to open himself to a woman he disdained. The knowledge buoyed her.

Tantalisingly, Ravenna felt on the brink of understanding Jonas. Not completely, but she realised his original antipathy came from the harsh realities he’d faced. She’d seen a hint of the scars he’d carried since childhood.

In that moment she despised Piers. He’d been good to Silvia and she was grateful, but to ignore his own son...!

Whatever difficulties Ravenna and her mother faced, they’d had each other. She couldn’t imagine growing up so alone. Jonas hadn’t spoken much of his relationship with his mother but she guessed it hadn’t been easy. What she knew of Piers’ wife made her seem self-focused rather than maternal.

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