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than her. However, that was before she started getting noticed
by every other male within a twenty foot radius. It cost him a lot
of money to keep her single and make sure no other man touched
her. He hired bodyguards and paid off several men over the
following years to keep away from her. Others who wouldn‘t be
discouraged were threatened.
Finally after a prolonged silence, Luke held out his hand
and Max shook it, ―I‘ll leave it to you to convince her then Max,
because when she goes off to college, she‘s going to turn heads.‖
Of course he was right and it led to him hire a team just to make
sure that she was looked after. He had gotten weekly reports on
her social life. Although he never interfered to the point of her
knowing, but he made sure that her dates never got to far with
her. He was thankful that she was virtuous and possessed high
morals or he‘d have his hands full with the amount of men that
were interested in her. She never let them get beyond a brief kiss
and that was hard enough but he did need to let her experience
some of life without his interference.
Still, he couldn‘t handle that, someone else touching his
Lily. Normally he wasn‘t so obsessive, but he was crazy about her
and when Nikos made his desire known, he told Luke he had to
move his proposal up.
As he thought, Luke disagreed. Lily was still too young
and very naïve. Luke wanted her to at least finish her degree. So
they came to an amicable agreement. The engagement was a
cover to mislead Nikos, but the engagement ring was real and so
was his proposal only Lily didn‘t know that. He‘d bought the ring
around three years ago when he saw it at the jeweller‘s and knew
without a doubt it was for Lily. Now, she may not realize it but
the engagement was not going to be broken—ever, even if she
didn‘t have the ring on her finger. He looked down at her as she
asked Nikos a few more questions about his father. Her
compassion was real and so was her kindness. He couldn‘t ask
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for anything more in a future wife. Already he knew she‘d be
passionate in bed, because he was experienced enough to see that
unleashed desire in her eyes and if she loved like she fought him,
he wouldn‘t be wrong. He studied her profile for another
moment and she suddenly turned her head toward him and
smiled. Hell, he thought looking down at her lovely upturned
face, he sure hoped he could keep his hands off her this weekend
or Luke will kill him.
The luggage was loaded and the three of them got in the
car. As it cruised through the city towards his family‘s property
Nikos explained the heritage of the buildings and surrounding
scenery. Lily listened with intense interest. She‘d never been out
of Chicago before in her life.
Max saw the eagerness in her eyes and expression. After
they were married, he would take her to his property in Spain for
a month and he told her so. She swung her gaze to him with even
more keen interest.
―Really?‖
―Anything for you button.‖ He said thickly forgetting
Nikos sitting across from them and almost forgetting that she
didn‘t know they were getting married. The look of excitement
on her beautiful face was to blame for that. She was radiant.
Nikos surveyed the scene like a cat on the hunt. No, the
affection was real, he thought. Then again, a man like Max could
easily make any woman fall in love with him. However…he
flicked his gaze to Max…obviously he was serious about her.
That smile he just gave her was loaded with affection and it
wasn‘t one you bestow on the sister of a friend either.
The car pulled up to a immaculate villa that must‘ve had
at least twenty rooms from the windows on the front of the place
Lily surveyed impressively.
Equally impressive was the inside. Max still had a hold of
her hand as their luggage was brought in. ―Put it in the same
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room.‖ He advised the servants in Greek who nodded and
disappeared up the stairs. He turned to Lily, ―Go with them, I
need a word with Nikos.‖ He said softly. She nodded, glanced
past him to Nikos, smiled, then turned and went up the stairs.
Max watched her go admiring the sway of her sexy backside in
that dress before he turned to Nikos.
Nikos couldn‘t help but be disappointed. Obviously Max
had already laid claim to that delicious morsel and if his instincts
served him right, she was virtually untouched. His eyes also
followed Lily‘s walk up the stairs.
―We need to talk.‖ Max interrupted his view bringing his
eyes to the pale grey ones he possessed, ―Privately.‖ He added.