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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.