The Billionaire Boss's Forbidden Mistress by Miranda Lee

Author:Miranda Lee
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2010-03-21T04:00:00+00:00

Jason saw the horror in her face at his suggestion, sympathy filling his heart as he remembered how Karen had felt about her mastectomy scars. He’d had a lot of trouble convincing his wife that he still found her a desirable woman without her breasts. She would cover her scarred chest all the time.

His heart sank as the reality of this situation sank in. This girl was far too vulnerable for him to use as he’d been going to use her. No point in his pussyfooting around with his own less-than-honourable intentions. He had to be straight with himself. His plan had been a rather callous seduction tonight, followed by a strictly sexual affair.

Some women could cope with that kind of thing. But Leah wasn’t one of them.

‘They’re not so bad, Leah,’ Jason said with a soft sigh. ‘I didn’t even notice them at first.’

‘Yeah, right,’ she said, her arms lifting to wrap around herself.

Jason just stood there, not sure what to say and do. ‘So what happened?’ he finally asked.

‘Do you really want to know?’ she threw at him.

‘Yes,’ he returned firmly.

‘I was in a car accident. Two years ago.’

‘And?’

‘And I don’t really want to talk about it. Look, you don’t have to stay and make sympathetic noises. I can see by your body language that you’d rather just cut and run. I understand. Truly. I’ve been there, done that, with another man just like you. I mean…you only want physical perfection, don’t you? Not damaged goods.’

Jason stared at her. She was right. And she was wrong. He didn’t give a damn about the scars. He still found her incredibly beautiful and desirable.

But he did want to cut and run, before he was tempted to totally forget his conscience and exploit her vulnerabilities for all they were worth. Some man—some contemptible bastard—had done a right number on her at some stage. Probably told her she was ugly now, or some such stupid thing.

‘Who was it, Leah?’ he demanded to know.

Her green eyes flashed at him. ‘Who was what?’

‘The man who made you so self-conscious about your scars?’

‘My husband, if you must know.’

‘Husband!’ So that was what she’d been doing all those years. She’d been married.

‘Yes. I was married,’ she confirmed sharply. ‘Once. But never again, I assure you.’

Her bitter assurance was a temptation in itself. After all, he didn’t want to get married again, either. Not because he’d been betrayed. But because he’d loved too much.

That was whatthis girl needed. To be loved the way he’d loved Karen. Jason knew he didn’t have that kind of love left in him any more. But maybe somewhere there was some man who did, some really decent guy who would show Leah that her life wasn’t over because of one man’s shallowness and cruelty.

If he left her alone, she might find that man. She’d just be wasting her time with him.

When he came towards her, alarm filled her face and her arms tightened around herself.

‘What…what are you doing?’ she said, stumbling back against the sofa when he reached out to cup her face.

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