Lee had noticed that Leon had been given no title and come to the conclusion that the woman was Pierre’s mistress. A good judge of character, Lee had instinctively not liked the woman who was about her age, her make-up perfectly applied and her hair perfectly coiffured. With a sudden jolt the realisation had fallen on her that this was the kind of woman Yanis believed her to be and she had felt sickened.
Leon Fabrice had linked arms with Yanis as Pierre had done the same to her, as they led them to a wonderful chateau which stood so perfectly within the island setting. Lee had watched with gritted teeth as Leon had leant in so intimately towards Yanis whispering words which he had laughed back at. Beside her Pierre had chatted about the island and a variety of subjects, his clammy hand stroking her arm in a way which made Lee want to pull away from him. With relief they had finally reached a clearing in which stood a large pool. Around this many people milled around, most of the young women wearing only revealing bikinis.
“Your meeting starts in one hour, please make yourselves comfortable and relax, your cases have been taken up to your room already”
The man had smiled opening his arms widely
“My home is yours” he said his eyes moving over Lee.
“I do so like to share” he said in a tone which implied a lot more than his words. Lee had looked over at Yanis just in time to see the cold look he had given Pierre
“I’m sure my fiancé and I will be fine” he said in an icy tone which Lee had not heard for a long time. Pierre had looked uncomfortable and bowing more respectfully at her had quickly taken Leon’s hand and moved away.
“Looks like you have an admirer already” he bit out his eyes angry not only from Pierre’s obvious interest in her, but at her previous comment.
“Perhaps I shouldn’t have brought you here… why give you the chance to meet new victims” he said coldly
With a gasp Lee had glared back at him her voice low so that nobody nearby could over hear her
“You made me come” she hissed “and I am getting really sick and tired of being compared to women like”
Lee looked around her for a second before pointing to Leon
“her” she said the anger making her eyes flash green
Just as angrily he had stepped even closer to her
“I am not having this discussion in front of all these people” he bit out between gritted teeth
“I am going to get ready for the meeting and I will talk to you later” before with a cruel look he had added
“and Lee for the record I think that she could learn a lot from you” he said seeing the shocked look on her face as he marched off leaving her standing stiffly glaring at his tall lean back as it disappeared.
Lee could feel the tears well up inside her, tears not only of anger but of hurt that he had once again made his contempt for her so obvious. Grabbing a glass of champagne from a passing waiter and putting on her sunglasses so nobody could see her so expressive eyes she had sat on one of the many comfortable chairs scattered around the area.
As she sat staring contemplatively into the glass biting her lip she once again asked herself how she had got herself into this position. Blackmailed into a sham engagement and now the mistress of a man whom she had made the ultimate mistake of falling in love with, her mind had angrily chastised her for her stupidity.
As she had sat there nursing the drink, she had become the object of interest from several of the men who moved around the pool. Gritting her teeth she had kept glancing at her watch, waiting until she knew the meeting was due to start so that she could escape to the privacy of their room. By the time the fourth shadow had fallen over her she had become tired of being polite in her refusal, and in a voice which was icy she had not even bothered to look up
“Please go away..i’m not interested” she had said
Her head had quickly snapped up, however, as Yanis’s voice had answered
“What does that mean” he asked with a frown
Lee had looked around her, relieved to see him
“Sorry, I thought you were somebody else” she began before she had stopped in mid explanation
“What do you want” she snapped remembering his last comment. With a sigh he had hunched down so that he was level with her, his hands on her knees
“I’m sorry” he said “It was a cheap shot, I wanted to hurt you and you didn’t deserve it”
Lee had looked at him in surprise, more at the fact that he had even cared about her feelings
“Forgiven?” he asked as she slowly smiled at him
“Forgiven” she finally said as he leaned forward to gently kiss her before rising
“Are you not staying here” he asked in surprise as she had stood with him. But Lee had shaken her head