Five Dates with the Billionaire by Alyssa J. Montgomery

Author:Alyssa J. Montgomery
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Escape Publishing
Published: 2020-10-01T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

In a secluded corner of the first-class lounge at Marco Polo Airport, Connor’s patience finally snapped.

Damn it all! Not only had Mia called a halt to their affair, she’d retreated behind a wall, chatting dizzily about anything and everything ever since the New Yorker had spoken to them. It was obvious she was jittery and unsettled—hyper aware of everything around them and possibly running on adrenalin.

That she was ending their relationship and denying she was in trouble when they’d shared such a deep and intimate connection sent him into a tailspin. He was still losing altitude—as though he’d lost his stomach at thirty thousand feet and was rapidly plummeting towards the earth without a parachute.

It was time to be honest with himself.

This had not been an ordinary affair. His desire for Mia had hit hard and fast but, even before he’d taken her to bed, he’d made an emotional connection with her. He genuinely cared about her.

But how can you believe that when you know so little about her?

Emotion battled logic. The taunting voice in his head was right. What did he know about Mia?

All the initial misgivings he’d had about her flooded back and he turned to her. ‘I want to know what’s going on with you.’ When she remained silent he said, ‘Those glasses you don’t need to wear, the figure you hide, the hair you dye—are you trying to disguise yourself, Mia?’

Her short laugh was forced. ‘Don’t be silly. Why would I do that?’ ‘I don’t know. That’s why I’m asking.’

‘Given the women you’ve dated, I realise it may seem strange to you, but I really don’t like drawing attention to myself.’

‘You certainly didn’t like the American noticing you.’

Her whole body jerked. ‘Leave it, Connor.’

‘I can’t leave it. I genuinely care about you, Mia. Deeply.’

‘I didn’t ask you to care about me.’ She looked away from him, but not before he noticed the slight trembling of her lips and the sudden sheen of moisture in her eyes.

His gut wrenched.

‘Having sex with you was obviously a mistake, Connor. I’m starting to feel uncomfortable and… crushed by you trying to force your way closer.’

Her words rendered him speechless, his brain reeling at how quickly she’d erected barriers between them. Only a few short hours ago he’d been the most relaxed he’d ever been with a woman and everything had seemed so right.

Now she was calling it a mistake and felt crushed by him?

‘We’ve got two more days to go to honour our promise to Violet and make certain she has the operation. But, as of now, we end this and go back to sleeping separately.’ She stood. ‘Excuse me. I need to use the bathroom.’

Bloody hell.

No. This wasn’t right. None of this was right.

Every instinct told him she was in trouble and warned him not to take her words at face value. He needed to dig deeper if he was going to help her through whatever it was she faced.

He needed to find out more about Mia.

He needed to find out about Lou Correlli.

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