Seducing the Billionaire's Wife by Marquita Valentine

Author:Marquita Valentine [Valentine, Marquita]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Contemporary, Fiction
Amazon: B00U6GJV6M
Barnesnoble: B00U6GJV6M
Goodreads: 24866767
Publisher: Valentine Publishing, LLC
Published: 2015-03-15T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

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“Seduce away,” Hannah said, all breathless.

“Where can I take you first?”

“Right here’s good with me.”

He laughed. “You misunderstand me.” His gaze dropped to her lips, and then his hands fell away. “I meant where can I take you on a date.”

“Oh.” She winced a little. “Sorry¸ I got all caught up in the seduction part. We can go to Jack’s over in Holland Springs. Best Italian food I’ve ever eaten.”

“I have a jet at my disposal.”

“Holland Springs isn’t that far away,” she said.

His dimple appeared again. “But Paris is. Or London. Amsterdam. Rome. You pick, I’ll provide the transportation.”

He was serious. “I don’t have a passport, and you can’t get me one quickly enough—billionaire or not. The government has rules.”

“I break them.”

“Pretty sure people go to jail for that.”

“Not those rules—our company can hack into any US government database. Foreign governments, too. It’s why we provide protection for their top-secret projects.”

“You know how to do that?”

He shook his head. “No. I pay people to do that.”

“Then how do you know if they’re doing a good job?” she asked, a little worried for him. Her grandparents had always stressed that a good manager should be able to perform any job at the resort.

“I pay people to oversee them.”

“Who oversees those people?”

“I do.”

She frowned. “Looks like we’re back to my original question—how do you know if they’re doing a good job or not?”

“Feedback from our clients,” he said. “Hannah, I surround myself with not only the best, but also with people I trust, and I pay them accordingly.”

“That makes sense,” she said. “But I still think it would be a good idea to learn what they do.” She was probably overstepping by giving him advice, and he probably didn’t appreciate it. Drew had been running a company for years without her help.

“I’ll take your advice under consideration.”

Tilting her head to one side, she asked, “You’re not mad at me?”

“For what?”

“Sticking my nose where it doesn’t belong.”

He kissed the tip of her nose. “I happen to like your nose, and I think that good advice can be found in the most unexpected of places.”

She sighed dreamily.

“I don’t know why you’re so happy to see me,” he said, and she gave him a quizzical look. “It’s been years.”

“Haven’t you ever just clicked with someone in your past and when you got to see them again, the years you didn’t know one another faded away? Because that’s how I feel when I’m with you.”

Nodding slowly, he asked, “No second thoughts?”

She gave him a sheepish grin. “I had fourth thoughts. Then fifth thoughts. I mean, I married you. It’s not what normal people do when they reunite after years apart.”

“I’d like to say that you can change your mind, but this marriage is final.” His dark gaze turned hard, but she caught a glimpse of the hurt and vulnerability before he turned away from her. “At least until our five years are up, then you may leave as quickly as you want.”

Taking a step toward him, she wrapped her arms around his unrelenting form.

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