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hunger in his groin and inhaled sharply, his nostrils flaring. ‘What is your name?’ he demanded

harshly.



‘It’s…Rina.’ The words spilled from Kitty’s lips, and the moment they were out it was too late

to retract them. She didn’t understand what had prompted her to withhold her true identity, but

she knew that Nikos had previously met Liss at a party in Paris and, although it was stupid, she

could not bear the idea of him comparing her with her beautiful, glamorous sister. ‘I’m new

here,’ she mumbled, assuring herself that she had only lied to save him the embarrassment of

learning that he had mistaken a member of the royal family for a servant.



‘I see.’ Nikos strolled back across the room towards her and Kitty felt her pulse-rate quicken

with every step he took. He swamped her senses and she was tempted to turn and flee, but when

he halted inches from her she saw the gleam of sexual curiosity in his eyes and shock held her

immobile. Surely she was wrong? Nikos had dated some of the world’s most beautiful women

and it was rumoured that he had been having a white-hot affair with the stunning Hollywood

star, Shannon Marsh, for months. It was inconceivable that he could be attracted to a frump like

her— wasn’t it? She licked her suddenly dry lips and was startled when the expression in his

eyes hardened to a predatory gleam that caused her heart to pound.



‘Something tells me you have a lot to learn, Rina.’



The mockery in his voice was mixed with a blatant sensual message that sent a quiver of

excitement down Kitty’s spine. She had led a sheltered life at the palace, and at twenty-six was

painfully aware of her sexual inexperience, but the feral heat in Nikos’s eyes was unmistakable,

even to a novice like her.



‘I’d better go…and bring you some champagne, Mr Angelaki,’ she said breathlessly, jerking

away from him before she gave in to the temptation to close the space between them and press

her soft body against the muscled hardness of his. Dangerous thoughts; and instinct warned her

he was a man who was way out of her league.



‘Yes, you better had.’ Nikos laughed softly, self-derisively; breaking the web of sexual tension

that curvy little waitress had somehow woven around him. ‘Out of interest, how do you know my

name?’



‘I’ve seen your photograph, and read about you in the newspapers,’ Kitty admitted, although she#p#分页标题#e#

did not add that she regularly scanned the tabloids for articles about him or that she was rarely

disappointed by his absence in the gossip columns. Nikos Angelaki’s luck at the roulette table

was as legendary as his business acumen. He was a gambler and a risk-taker, a high-flier who

was frequently snapped by the paparazzi driving around Athens in his Lamborghini with a

seemingly inexhaustible supply of beautiful women at his side. ‘You have a reputation as a

millionaire playboy with a different blonde on your arm almost every week,’ she said stiffly.



Nikos shrugged carelessly. ‘You shouldn’t believe all you read in the papers, Rina. Some of my

“blondes” have lasted much longer than a week, and a few have even made it to a month,’ he

added sardonically. ‘But I think my private life is nobody’s business but my own—don’t you?’



‘Absolutely,’ Kitty replied tightly, stung by his rebuke. ‘It’s no concern of mine that you change

your women as often as other men change their socks.’



An ominous pause followed her defiant statement, and then Nikos threw back his head and

laughed. ‘I wonder if Prince Sebastian is aware that he has a rebel among his staff?’ he drawled,

moving before Kitty had time to react, and capturing her chin between his strong fingers. ‘If

you’re not careful that sassy mouth could get you into a lot of trouble, Rina.’



She was trapped by his closeness, and the heat from his body mingled with the sensual tang of

his aftershave stole around her and held her prisoner. The gleam in his eyes sent a tremor through

her, and for a few electrifying seconds she thought he was going to lower his head and kiss her.

She held her breath, torn between fear and fascination, and felt a crushing sense of

disappointment when he abruptly released her. Of course he hadn’t intended to kiss her; stupid of

her to have thought it.



Nikos wondered if she knew how easily he could read her mind—or how tempted he was to

accept her unspoken invitation and crush her soft mouth beneath his. It took every ounce of his

will power to step away from her and retrace his steps back across the room. ‘Go back to the