go about explaining why my hot new fiancé has suddenly disappeared from my life?’ He grinned at her. ‘Hot! I like that.’
Eeeessh! How did that slip out?
‘Don’t you change the subject now.’
‘Lady, you should have thought through that problem when you first proposed the fake engagement. But never mind—do you want the good news first or the bad?’
‘Bad.’ What was the point in delaying it any further? she thought grimly.
‘Interesting choice.’ He cocked an eyebrow. ‘I’m afraid I can’t offer you a neat solution all tied up with a pretty pink ribbon.’
Well, no surprises there!
She now had it on record he was unavailable for the role of her knight in shining armour after all! ‘And the good news?’
‘I promise you that the Sid-Karisma-Aziz problem will disappear like that.’ He snapped his fingers. ‘There won’t be a whisper of a scandal.’
Before she could ask anything else, he cut in swiftly. ‘I have already set the plan in motion.’
Try as she might, she couldn’t think of any way to get out of this messy situation. Her mind buzzed like a bee on steroids as it played out a dozen ‘what if?’ scenarios. She shouldn’t expect him to untangle the mess, which was totally of her own making. Come to think of it, why was he even bothering to help her?
‘What’s in it for you?’ she blurted out.
There! At last she had managed to wipe that smug smile off his face!
He took a deep breath. ‘Two things… First, many of the guests attending this wedding are fanatical when it comes to guarding their privacy. And there’s no way Iwill let some overambitious Bollywood starlet and her upstart boyfriend ruin the launch of my resort. Does that make sense to you?’
She nodded. ‘Yes, of course—you are safeguarding the reputation of your resort. What’s the second reason?’
He pulled her up close against his chest. Her soft breasts were crushed against his rock-hard chest. She wasn’t sure whether the heart she could feel beating swiftly was hers or his. His delicious scent enveloped her, driving every thought out of her mind. Beyond the hard glint in his eyes she saw something else—smouldering passion. The air around them thinned and her breathing grew shallow.
‘Second, I haven’t had a moment’s peace since last evening. All I have been thinking of is—you.’ Neel’s gruff voice made her senses spin out of control. His thumb caressed her cheek slowly as his grey eyes bored into hers. She was totally powerless to stop his sensual assault. The urge to resist him melted away as his head lowered and he pressed his lips onto hers in a bruising kiss. Hot molten desire swirled through her as his tongue swept into her mouth and tangled with hers.
‘Rayna!’ he groaned. His mouth moved to explore first her earlobe, then the sensitive spot between her collarbones before finding its way to her cleavage. She was lost in the exhilarating new sensations pounding through her body. She leaned towards him and felt his hand slip under her blouse and cup her breast. As his fingers gently teased one lace-covered nipple, heat rushed into the centre of her femininity. A soft moan escaped her lips and he captured her mouth with renewed vigour.
Neel was spinning some kind of magic with hismouth and hands and her blood pumped fast and furious. His thigh pressed hard between her legs and she found herself clinging to him like a vine. Alarm bells rang in her passion-fogged brain.
This was going too fast!
She needed to put some distance between them. She pushed against his chest and scrambled away from him, heading for the villa. By the time she had made it, he was hot on her heels. She didn’t think she could resist him for much longer. She wanted him too badly.
She heard the door slam shut behind her moments before he reached out and pulled her back into his arms. He swivelled her around to face him. His eyes were hot with passion and his Scotch-tinged breath was driving her crazy with
Eeeessh! How did that slip out?
‘Don’t you change the subject now.’
‘Lady, you should have thought through that problem when you first proposed the fake engagement. But never mind—do you want the good news first or the bad?’
‘Bad.’ What was the point in delaying it any further? she thought grimly.
‘Interesting choice.’ He cocked an eyebrow. ‘I’m afraid I can’t offer you a neat solution all tied up with a pretty pink ribbon.’
Well, no surprises there!
She now had it on record he was unavailable for the role of her knight in shining armour after all! ‘And the good news?’
‘I promise you that the Sid-Karisma-Aziz problem will disappear like that.’ He snapped his fingers. ‘There won’t be a whisper of a scandal.’
Before she could ask anything else, he cut in swiftly. ‘I have already set the plan in motion.’
Try as she might, she couldn’t think of any way to get out of this messy situation. Her mind buzzed like a bee on steroids as it played out a dozen ‘what if?’ scenarios. She shouldn’t expect him to untangle the mess, which was totally of her own making. Come to think of it, why was he even bothering to help her?
‘What’s in it for you?’ she blurted out.
There! At last she had managed to wipe that smug smile off his face!
He took a deep breath. ‘Two things… First, many of the guests attending this wedding are fanatical when it comes to guarding their privacy. And there’s no way Iwill let some overambitious Bollywood starlet and her upstart boyfriend ruin the launch of my resort. Does that make sense to you?’
She nodded. ‘Yes, of course—you are safeguarding the reputation of your resort. What’s the second reason?’
He pulled her up close against his chest. Her soft breasts were crushed against his rock-hard chest. She wasn’t sure whether the heart she could feel beating swiftly was hers or his. His delicious scent enveloped her, driving every thought out of her mind. Beyond the hard glint in his eyes she saw something else—smouldering passion. The air around them thinned and her breathing grew shallow.
‘Second, I haven’t had a moment’s peace since last evening. All I have been thinking of is—you.’ Neel’s gruff voice made her senses spin out of control. His thumb caressed her cheek slowly as his grey eyes bored into hers. She was totally powerless to stop his sensual assault. The urge to resist him melted away as his head lowered and he pressed his lips onto hers in a bruising kiss. Hot molten desire swirled through her as his tongue swept into her mouth and tangled with hers.
‘Rayna!’ he groaned. His mouth moved to explore first her earlobe, then the sensitive spot between her collarbones before finding its way to her cleavage. She was lost in the exhilarating new sensations pounding through her body. She leaned towards him and felt his hand slip under her blouse and cup her breast. As his fingers gently teased one lace-covered nipple, heat rushed into the centre of her femininity. A soft moan escaped her lips and he captured her mouth with renewed vigour.
Neel was spinning some kind of magic with hismouth and hands and her blood pumped fast and furious. His thigh pressed hard between her legs and she found herself clinging to him like a vine. Alarm bells rang in her passion-fogged brain.
This was going too fast!
She needed to put some distance between them. She pushed against his chest and scrambled away from him, heading for the villa. By the time she had made it, he was hot on her heels. She didn’t think she could resist him for much longer. She wanted him too badly.
She heard the door slam shut behind her moments before he reached out and pulled her back into his arms. He swivelled her around to face him. His eyes were hot with passion and his Scotch-tinged breath was driving her crazy with
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