her, he justified to himself. But it would mean divulging what he assumed about her. He went to find her, to fix things. Maybe she had a taste for the high life and liked to date rich men. What was so wrong with that?

Mia felt as though a steam roller had come along and flattened her. What Luke had said should have made her feel relieved, but it hadn’t. She was upset and confused. Her initial fears about him had been right; he was a ruthless businessman, emotionless and pleasure seeking, nothing else and she was going to have to face up to this fact. She couldn’t speak to him now about her situation, not when she was so blindsided.

‘What are you doing?’ he asked as he came into the bedroom.

‘Making your bed, Senor.’...

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