None of your fucking business, my friend. “Keep her occupied, like what you said.”
“Luca,” Markos paused, as if struggling with what he had to say next. “I think you should know-”
“I don’t need to know anything that went on between the two of you during your affair, Markos,” he ground out swiftly. “I just don’t.” Too much information.
“Fucking hell.” The words sounded frustrated and resigned. “Suit yourself. Just keep her away from me and the family.” Then the Greek billionaire added gruffly, “And thank you for taking care of it. We’re arriving the day after tomorrow. Try to keep her away from the hotel as much as possible. The security team of the hotel is at your disposal.”
“Don’t worry, Markos. Once I’m with her, she won’t want to be anywhere else.”
Luca had the perfect place to keep Sabrina all to himself.
“Enjoying our grand vacation for two?” Chase Latimer’s modulated voice came through her mobile.
“I wish you were here, darling. It’s like paradise.” Sabrina eyed herself critically in the full-length mirror. Was her floral sundress pretty enough to keep turning the Italian’s head?
“And the accommodations?”
Sabrina wrenched her eyes away from her reflection to glance around the room. The color white dominated the huge suite with the white walls, leather couches, and carpet. Splashes of cobalt blue and gold in the furnishings added sophistication to the interiors.
“You would have definitely approved,” she murmured.
“Have you hooked up with any of those hard-bodied, half-naked gorgeous men lolling about on the beach? I hear they’re a dime a dozen there.”
“Chase!” Sabrina scolded. She colored guiltily. Luca Argenti had been hard-bodied and half-naked. But she hadn’t hooked up with him. Not yet. “You know that’s not what I came here for.”
“A pity,” Chase sighed. “How’s the ‘mission’ going by the way?”
Sabrina stepped into her wedge sandals. She didn’t know where they were having lunch. She had forgotten to ask when Luca had issued the invitation. Could she be blamed after having her wits kissed the hell out of her? Memories of the kiss made certain body parts of her tingle. That was just a bonus, Sabrina, but you have to keep your eye on the prize.
“It’s not going anywhere,” she admitted glumly. She stuffed a shawl into her fabric shoulder bag, a find from the quaint flea market she had visited yesterday. “The family’s not here yet, but no one wants to tell me when they’re coming. I’ve tried to flirt with the guy at the front desk, which I hate to tell you was an epic fail, called and pretended to be Markos Konstantinos’ personal assistant only to be busted and told his assistant was a man,” she ticked off, “and even tried to bribe a member of the cleaning staff to tell me if their private suites were being prepared.” She paused to catch her breath. “All to no avail.”
“That’s hardly surprising. The Konstantinos are rich and powerful. I doubt even the hotel staff know when they’re arriving.”
Sabrina sighed. “I know. It’s just that I’m so close, you know? And not to see them...”
“I’m sorry, Bree. If it weren’t for the blasted change in the filming schedule, I would’ve been there with you. I would’ve scored an introduction for you.” Chase’s Hollywood A-list status would’ve opened a lot of doors.
She corrected her friend. “If it weren’t for you, I would’ve never gotten here in the first place.” Sabrina would not have been able to afford a stay in any of the rooms of the 5-star hotel by herself, let alone be able to purchase a plane ticket to the much-touted next big destination after Monaco. Her online accessory business wasn’t that profitable. Not yet. Chase Latimer’s presence would have probably paved the way for an introduction. No one would be able to resist a well-known Hollywood actor. But as Sabrina very well knew, things sometimes didn’t turn out the way you expected them to. One just had to make the most of it. “I just have to be more,” she paused, thinking of the right word, “resourceful.”
An image of her source rose before her, and Sabrina felt a rush of heat swim through her veins.
“Do you really have to do this?” Chase had not been in favor of the idea since the start. He had warned her they probably wouldn't be receptive.
“I think I do.” Since her mother’s last letter to her before she died two years ago, Sabrina had been filled with a sense of restlessness. She had felt adrift. Only fulfilling her ‘mission’ would re-align her world. A world that had to be re-framed after what she had learned. “I met someone who might be able to get me an introduction.”