The Fiancée Caper by Maureen Child

Author:Maureen Child
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2014-07-10T16:00:00+00:00

Eight

They checked in to their suite, unpacked and within fifteen minutes or so, Gianni had Marie out of the hotel room and away from the gigantic bed before he could give in to temptation. The coming week was going to be a hard one, he knew. But no point in torturing himself before he absolutely had to.

“I can’t believe this place,” Marie said as he steered her around the hotel grounds.

Gianni knew what she was talking about. He’d felt the same way the first time he’d been here about a year before.

Rico had built what was, essentially, a Disneyland for adults. There were infinity pools, private spas and spectacular ocean views from every room. It was a relatively small hotel, to keep it exclusive. There were only a hundred and fifty rooms, not counting the private bungalows tucked away in groves of trees scattered around the grounds.

Rooms were decadent, the service was impeccable and for those who could afford a stay here, King’s Castle on Tesoro provided a fantasy come to life.

On Tesoro, the always present trade winds kept insects at a minimum and carried the scent of tropical flowers, flavoring each breath drawn. The ocean was only steps away and farther inland there were forests filled with banyan trees that looked as though they’d been plucked from fairy stories and dropped onto the island for atmosphere.

“It’s impressive,” Gianni agreed.

Marie stopped walking and looked up at him. Sunlight poured down on her, highlighting the dark fire of her hair until it seemed to burn like a halo around her head. Her green eyes were suddenly serious as she asked, “Did you mean what you said to Rico and Teresa? About Jean Luc, I mean. Do you really think he’ll show up here?”

Frowning slightly, his gaze shifted from hers to encompass the pool area. There were lovely women stretched out on rainbow-colored chaises, a couple of people doing laps in the water and servers moving along the tiled walkways, delivering frothy drinks.

This was exactly the kind of atmosphere a man like Jean Luc preferred. He’d only gotten into the jewel-thief world because of his hunger for the good things in life. The Coretti family treated their trade like the job it was. They gave it focus, practice, respect. Jean Luc, though, treated it as a game—one he was determined to win. A good thing in some, but in Jean Luc, it made him take what Gianni would see as unnecessary risks. Attempting jobs that he wasn’t skilled enough to complete because his own ego demanded it.

“Yes,” he said softly, “I do.”

“If he comes here, he won’t have the Contessa with him.”

He looked back at her. “No. He’ll leave that at home. No need to carry old trophies when you’re looking to steal new ones.”

“Right.” She nodded and he could see from the gleam in her eyes that her thoughts were racing. “So we’ll still have to go to Monaco after the necklace.”

“After the conference, yes.”

Still nodding, Marie said, “But

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