Secrets of a One Night Stand--A pregnant by the billionaire romance by Naima Simone

Author:Naima Simone
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2021-06-09T18:19:56+00:00

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“Will you tell me about her?”

Beneath her, Achilles’s body jerked, then stilled, as if he hadn’t meant to betray his reaction to her question but hadn’t quite managed to hide it. His heart beat solidly, but at an elevated rate under her ear.

They continued to lie in his bed, the sheets twisted around their bodies from their last bout of sex. At some point during the night, he’d carried her from the living room up the stairs to the bedroom, and she’d discovered once more that slow, tender sex with Achilles was just as hot and mind-blowing as when it was fast and intense. But now, as the sweat dried on their skin and her thoughts had started whirling again, she couldn’t stop them.

And couldn’t keep them from tumbling out of her mouth.

Mycah didn’t repeat the request or say anything else to expound on the her. She didn’t need to; they both knew to whom she referred.

He remained silent so long, she assumed he decided not to answer her. Disappointment flashed inside her chest, but not surprise. Sex didn’t mean he would suddenly confide in her. Especially about someone who’d obviously had such an impact on his—

“What do you want to know?” The words erupted from him as if he’d propelled them out. Get them out or never say them at all.

She blinked, part of her unsure she’d actually heard him, but she quickly recovered, not willing to squander this opportunity.

“Are you still in love with her?” Oh, for God’s sake.

She mentally cringed. That’s what she led with? Dammit, she sounded...needy.

“No.” Gently grasping her shoulders, he lifted her. Sitting up, he slid across the mattress until his back hit the headboard. His hair tumbled about his face and shoulders, that piercing gaze narrowing on her. “Why would you ask me that?”

She shrugged. How could she answer that, when she didn’t know herself? “When someone remains so angry with another person it’s usually because they still have strong feelings for them.”

“I’m not angry with her.” His dark brows slashed down in a frown. “She taught me a valuable lesson I’ll never forget, but I’d have to care about her to be angry. And I don’t give a damn either way.”

“What was the lesson?” Mycah whispered, certain she already knew.

He watched her for several long, quiet moments, then said, voice flat but soft, “Most rich women will toy with someone out of their tax bracket, but when it comes down to it, they’re not settling for the dirty little secret.”

Each word landed like a solid punch, and through sheer will she didn’t flinch from the blows. Did he believe she saw him as a dirty secret? Second class? Out of her league? She scrolled through their interactions, beginning at the bar and ending with the evening at her parents’ house. Here, in the living room with his confession about hating himself for wanting her.

Yes, he did believe that.

Pain and anger sizzled inside her, but as quickly as it flared, she extinguished it.

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