The Terms of the Sicilian's Marriage by Louise Fuller
Author:Louise Fuller
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2020-05-08T17:52:17+00:00
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Vicè stopped. His pulse was racing.
In that moment when he and Imma had been talking to Matteo heâd forgotten that their marriage wasnât real. More confusingly, watching her face soften, heâd wanted it to be real.
Pulse slowing, he thought back to when heâd agreed to marry her. At the time heâd been too stunned by her conditions, too determined to get back his fatherâs business, to think about what it would mean to live this particular lie. Heâd been lying for so long, to so many people, why would one more matter?
Except now it did.
He wanted to stop, to erase the past and start again.
And not just his marriage to Imma. He wanted to go backâway, way back, to before his fatherâs deathâand live his whole life differently.
He turned to face her, his expression benign, one eyebrow raised questioningly. âEnough what?â
âI donât want you touching me,â she snapped.
âReally?â he said, one eyebrow raised sceptically. âYou didnât seem to have any objections on the plane. You know, when you were sitting on my lap...â
Watching the pink flush rise over her face up to her hairline, Vicè held his breath. Was it embarrassment or desire? Maybe it was embarrassment at her desire?
Briefly he wondered what she would do if he pulled her closer and kissed her. Kissed her until she melted into him and she was his again. Beneath the overhanging greenery, he saw her eyes had darkened but, glancing over at her taut, flushed face, he pushed back against the heat rising like a wave inside his body.
Sadly this wasnât the right time or place.
âIn fact, things seemed to be getting quite...cosy.â He drew the word out, elongating it deliberately until the colour in her cheeks grew darker.
She ignored his remark and, tipping her head back in the manner of a queen addressing a commoner, she gave him a glacial stare. âAre you going to show me where weâre going or do I have to find my own way?â
He sighed. âIsnât it a little early in our married life to start with the nagging, cara? Could we at least get to our one-week anniversary first?â
Whistling softly, he sidestepped, moving past her furious face.
Coming to Portofino had been a whim. But, watching her reaction as theyâd pulled up in front of the hotel, he had felt his stomach grow warm. She had obviously been expecting some seedy âno-tell motelâ, but he could tell she was surprised. And impressed.
He breathed in on a rush of pleasure. Was it impressive? He tried to see it through her eyes.
To himself, and to everyone else tooâespecially his familyâheâd always downplayed how much he cared about the Dolce, making out that it was more of a hobby than a business so nobody would suspect that it mattered to him. But Immaâs open-mouthed wonder made him want to stop pretending and tell her how he really felt.
At the villa, he unlocked the door, feeling the usual rush of conflicting emotions.
He loved the spacious rooms. The polished
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