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Maya. Pregnant.This can't be happening. Despite the warmth of the summer day, an uncomfortable chill settled over Maya’ skin as she settled on the bench in the small garden just a few blocks from the apartment she shared with Alex . She shivered even as the sun’s rays found her tightly clenched fingers, the heat not yet chasing away the goose bumps. Javier wouldn’t be happy over her brief disappearance. Neither would Alex when Javier reported that she hadn’t taken proper security measures. But dragging along the imposing guard to her doctor’s appointment hadn’t been an option. Alex would have known of her pregnancy before she could even return home to tell him herself. How would he react to the news? Despite the fact they had taken precautions, she was eight weeks pregnant. The best she could surmise, it had happened when he had returned from an extended business trip overseas. Alex had been insatiable. But then so had she. A bright blush chased the chill from her cheeks as she
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AlexAlex urged her back to the bed then strode out of the suite toward the kitchen. After a long week of laying traps for the person attempting to sell his company out from under him, the last thing he wanted was a hysterical confrontation with his mistress.He poured a glass of Maya ’s favorite juice then prepared himself a liberal dose of brandy. The beginnings of a headache were already plaguing him.He smiled when he saw Maya ’s shoes in the middle of the floor where she had left them as soon as she hqd come off the elevator. He followed the trail of her things to the couch where her bag was thrown haphazardly.She was a creature of comfort. Never fussy. So this emotional outburst had caught him off guard. It was completely out of character for her. She wasn’t clingy, which is why their relationship had lasted so long. Relationship? He had just denied to her that they had one. She was his mistress.He should have softened his response. She probably wasn’t feeling well and needed
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Alex. Three months later. Alex sat in his apartment brooding in silence. He should have some peace of mind now that there was no longer any danger to his company, but the knowledge of why was hardly comforting. He stared at the pile of documents in front of him as the evening news droned in the background.His stopover in New York was going to be short. Tomorrow he would fly to London to meet with his brother Jake and have the groundbreaking ceremony for their luxury hotel, a hotel that wouldn’t have happened if Maya had gottenher way. A derisive snort nearly rolled from his throat. He, the CEO of Zionsville International, had been manipulated and stolen from by a woman. Because of her, he and his brothers had lost two of their designs to their closest competitorbefore he’d discovered her betrayal. He should have turned her over to the authorities, but he bad been too stunned, too weak to do such a thing.He hadn’t even ridded his apartment of her belongings. He bad assumed she wou
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Maya. Maya struggled underneath the layers of fog surrounding her head. She murmured a low protest when she opened her eyes. Awareness was not what she sought. The blanket of dark, of oblivion, was what she wanted.There was nothing for her in wakefulness. Her life was one black hole of nothingness. Her name was all that lingered in the confusing layers of her mind. Maya .She searched for more. Answers she needed to questions that swarmed her every time she wakened. Her past lay like a great barren landscape before her.The answers dangled beyond her, taunting her and escaping before she could reach out and take hold.She turned her head on the thin pillow, fully intending to slip back into the void of sleep when a firm hand grasped hers. Fear scurried up her spine until she remembered that she was safe and in a hospital. Still, she yanked her hand awayas her chest rose and fell with her quick breaths.“You must not go back to sleep. At least Not yet.”The man’s voice slid across h
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Alex. Alex stood in the darkened room and watched as Maya slept. The strain of the frown he was wearing inserted a dull ache in his temples.Her chest rose and fell with her slight breaths, and even in sleep, tension furrowed her brow. He moved closer and touched his fingers to her forehead, smoothing them across the pale skin.She was as lovely as ever, even in her weakened state. Raven curls lay haphazardly against the pillow. He took one between his fingers and moved it from her forehead. It was longer now, no longer the shorter cap of curls that had flown about her head as she laughed or smiled.Her skin had lost its previous glow, but he knew restoring her health would bring it back. Her eyes had been dull, frightened, but he remembered well the brilliant blue sparkle, how enchanting she looked when she was happy.He cursed and moved away from the bed. It had all been a ruse. She hadn’t ever been happy. Truly happy. It seemed he had been incapable of making her so.All the time
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Maya. Two days later, Maya sat nervously in a wheelchair, her fingers clutched tightly around the blanket the nurse had draped over her lap. Alex stood to the side, listening intently as the nurse gave him the aftercare instructions.Maya fingered the maternity top that one of the nurses had kindly provided for her and smoothed the wrinkles over the bump of her abdomen. They had all been exceedingly kind to her, and she feared leaving their kindness to venture into the unknown.When the nurse was finished, Alex grasped the handles of the wheelchair and began pushing Maya down the hallway toward the entrance.She blinked as the bright sunshine speared her vision. A sleek limousine was parked a few feet away, and Alex walked briskly toward it. The driver stepped around to open the door just as Alex effortlessly plucked her from the wheelchair and ushered her inside the heated interior. In a matter of seconds, they were gliding away from the hospital.Maya stared out the window as they
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Alex. Alex slumped in his chair and ran a hand through his hair. He fingered the list of phone messages as his gaze lighted on the one from his brother Jake.There was a message from his other brother, John, as well.He shifted uncomfortably and knew he wouldn’t be able to put them off for long. They would have gotten his messages by now and be curious. How he was going to explain this mess to them and also explain why he was taking the woman who had tried to damage their business home to Greece was beyond him.With a grimace, he picked up the phone and dialed Jake’s number.He spoke rapidly in Greek when his brother answered. “How did the groundbreaking go?”“Alex , finally,” Jake said dryly. “I wondered if I was going to haveto fly over to beat answers from you.”Alex sighed and grunted in response.“Do hold while I get John on the phone. It’ll save you another call. I know he’s as interested in your explanation as I am.”“Since when do I answer to my younger brothers?” Alex growle
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Alex.Alex slumped in his chair and ran a hand through his hair. He fingered the list of phone messages as his gaze lighted on the one from his brother Theron.There was a message from his other brother,Piers, as well. He shifted uncomfortably and knew he wouldn’t be able to put them off forlong. They would have gotten his messages by now and be curious. How he was going to explain this mess to them and also explain why he was taking the woman who had tried to damage their business home to Greece was beyond him.With a grimace, he picked up the phone and dialed Theron’s number. He spoke rapidly in Greek when his brother answered. “How did thegroundbreaking go?”“Alex, finally,” Theron said dryly. “I wondered if I was going to have to fly over to beat answers from you.”Alex sighed and grunted in response.“Do hold while I get Piers on the phone. It’ll save you another call. I know he is as interested in your explanation as I am.”“Since when do I answer to my younger brothers?” Alex
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