challenge.
That brought a look of surprise to her lovely face. She
never thought that this might look like a lover‘s quarrel. Then her
eyes darted around them noticing the curious stares of the other
people. Quickly recovering, she shook her head twice, ground her
teeth and shot him a scorching look before turning on her heel
and marching back down the hall and into his office. She
certainly didn‘t want to lend to the rumours already going on
about her.
―Hold my calls Nance.‖ He said without taking his eyes off
the furious gorgeous woman in front of him. His eyes coasted
down to the elegant curve of her backside. How nice it looked in
such a rapid pace of anger.
―Of course Mr. King.‖ She said without looking up as if
this was an everyday occurrence.
Max shut the door, and turned to face her. She had her
arms crossed angrily under her breasts again and her head was
tilted defiantly making look utterly adorable. Max had trouble
stifling the grin he felt would let loose. She may have been little
but her temper compensated. She was a firecracker and God help
him, utterly irresistible when lit. ―Lily, the only reason Luke and I
ride you so hard is because we know what you‘re capable of.‖
―Including my love life.‖ She shot.
―Not Nikos.‖ He said abruptly.
―Why? What‘s wrong with Nikos?‖
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―He‘s not right for you. I‘ve told you what he is like.‖ The
truth was if Nikos had gotten his hands on her, he couldn‘t
protect her like he and Luke normally did with her past suitors.
He was a powerful man and had resources of his own, when in
the past it was easy to remove the potential admirers from Lily‘s
life. If she knew the things they did, she‘d be even more furious.
―You don‘t think I can say no? Max, I‘m not some school
girl!‖
―Actually you are a school girl and I don‘t approve of
him.‖ He said tersely not liking her constant defence of Nikos.
Did she actually like him?
―My God! There you go again.‖ She said throwing up her
arms
He held up his hand, ―I speak for Luke too. You don‘t
have the experience to handle a man like Nikos. He‘ll have you
completely seduced before you realize it.‖
―I‘m not a dummy!‖ Part of her wanted to call him up
just to defy the two.
―No honey, you‘re far from it, but I meant it when I said
he wasn‘t right for you.‖ If Nikos so much as touched her, Max
was going to tear him to pieces.
She tilted her head, ―Really? Just like Cybil was right for
you? The woman was shallow, spoiled and selfish. Yet you tell
me…‖
―It wasn‘t her attitude I was after. Do I need to spell it out
for you?‖ When she didn‘t‘ answer, he continued, ―She was great
in bed, and looked good on my arm in public.‖
―Oh.‖ She blushed feeling like an idiot.
―Now you know.‖ He paused, ―like you said, you aren‘t a
little girl anymore—and don‘t give me that look, Luke‘s no
innocent either. We‘re both men, we have certain needs.
Women like Cybil fill them. Nikos is the same way, that is why
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Luke and I would prefer if you didn‘t date him. He‘ll just want to
get you in bed.‖
―You don‘t know that.‖ She could feel her blush deepen by
the heat in her cheeks. This conversation was getting entirely too
intimate for her.
―I do.‖ He said with complete confidence while looking
down at her.
―How can you be so sure?‖ she accused
―Because that‘s the first thing I thought of when you wore
that dress the other night.‖ He said bluntly dropping his eyes to
her mouth.
She stilled and felt her jaw drop. ―What did you just say?‖
As he continued talking, it seemed like her heart beat louder and
faster in her chest.
―I‘m not supposed to think like that about my best
friend‘s little sister, but I did. Cybil picked up on it, that‘s why
she became so jealous. You outshone the competition in that
emerald satin number and Nikos knew it, I knew it, and so did
Cybil. If anything you should have felt sorry for her, she was
second best. Every man in that place couldn‘t take their eyes off
of you including me. I kept thinking of how well you filled out
every inch of that material and how much of a woman you grew
into.‖ He held up his hand when she opened her mouth to speak,
―There are women like Cybil that a man fills their urges with, and
women like you who they marry. Do not become a statistic to
Nikos or any other man for that matter.‖ He waved a hand in the
air abruptly and turned away from her.
Who could make such a declaration and leave it at that?