The ringing of her mobile phone had broken the reverie as she had pulled the device from her pocket
“Where the hell are you?” the voice of Alexos had sounded concerned, Grace fighting the desire to scream at him that she knew where he had been, as her fingers had clutched the device tightly, keeping her voice calm.
“I woke early…thought I would just go for a walk”. On the other end of the line he had sighed softly, his still sleepy voice becoming more sensual.
“Why didn’t you walk by here, wake me up gently” Grace gritting her teeth.
“You were tired…I thought you needed the lie in” Alexos chuckling “Mmmm that is not what I needed, and I’m guessing it is too late now”
As she had signed off agreeing to return to the house her mouth had been clenched tightly. The man was unbelievable. He had spent yesterday in the arms of his mistress and still expected her the next day to perform the same duties. Grace felt dirty, used, as she had slowly made her way back.
By now the house was bustling with morning activity, as the staff had moved around cleaning and preparing breakfast for the family, Grace met at the door by Alexos. Looking more rested, he had pulled her into his arms dropping a kiss on her soft lips.
“Good morning Cara” his soft murmur against her mouth as she had held herself stiffly trying so unsuccessfully to relax and not show her hurt.
“What is wrong?” his eyes had delved deeply into hers, taking in her pallor, the strained expression on her face, his frowning with concern.
“Are you OK?” Grace giving a half-smile as she had ran her hand along her forehead “Just a headache. I thought that a walk would clear it … but …”
Moving his arms around her shoulder he had kissed her head softly. “Well…I have organised for the helicopter to pick us up after breakfast…so when we get home you can go straight back to bed”
With a wavering smile she had nodded against him “Yes…I think that would be for the best”
Through breakfast that morning she had been quieter, Nikoli looked at her with surprise smiling as she had informed him that she had enjoyed staying at his home, the older man patting her hand affectionately.
“You will always be welcome here Grace, always”
After their meal the helicopter had arrived as planned, and with hugs all round the two had once more found themselves speeding their way back to the island, Grace able to escape from him for the rest of the day as she had fled to their bedroom. To her surprise she had fallen into a deep sleep almost immediately, not moving again for nearly five hours. It was the soft movement beside her that had woken her, eyes blinking open as her befuddled mind had tried to figure out where it had come from, just as a hand had moved around her
“Feeling better?” Alexos’ soft voice had made Grace jump, rolling onto her back to find him looking down at her, a soft smile on his mouth.#p#分页标题#e#
“You really were tired” he had chuckled “Is your head better?” Grace nodding “Yeah…yeah it is”
About to speak he had murmured sensually “Good…because I have missed this”, his mouth taking hers and silencing her. With a groan her arms had flown around his neck pulling him in harder as the flames had consumed her.
As they had lain in each others’ arms she had felt so confused. Why had she let him do this to her again - let him use her body knowing that that was all it was to him. Some casual sex with a fill-in fiancée until the one he really wanted was finally free, the knowledge sending a stabbing pain through her.
“Penny for them” His voice had pulled her from her thoughts as she had looked up at him giving a shaky smile “Not sure they are worth even that”
Alexos had given a soft frown as he had turned her onto her back looking down at her
“I want to know everything that is going on inside that beautiful head of yours” he had murmured softly, his fingers brushing a stray hair from her cheek, this simple action sending all new signals through her, biting her lip with indecision she had looked up at him, the truth rising to her lips as her phone had once more begun to ring.
Chapter Six
Alexos had watched as she had seemed on the verge of telling him something, something important he could tell, the sigh as her phone had rang ending it as she had rolled over to retrieve the device. As she had listened, her body had stiffened, Grace sitting up quickly, her face full of concern as she had looked over at him
“What…what is wrong?” a frown on his face as her eyes had closed in pain.
“Mum whatever it is…it is not worth putting up with all that…please you have to let me come and get you”