MY SWEETEST MISTAKE

MY SWEETEST MISTAKE

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“All my life I’ve waited for a love like this, Misha. And there you are… I look at you and I can’t believe you’re mine….” Maxim placed his hand over her belly. His expression was so intense. “And this baby that you carry, ‘amor mio’. This is my baby… OUR baby. I couldn’t feel it more if you had conceived in my bed.” His voice had a husky rasp that made Michela’s pulse pound. “My sweet prince… I didn’t plan on falling in love with you. In fact, everything about you entering my life when you did, wasn’t how I wanted it to be. But now… I can hardly breathe when you’re not around. There’s no one else for me, Maxim. Only you. Forever you.” An honest mistake brought together two lonely people, who knew nothing about each other’s existence, who weren’t meant to be together. Michela ‘Misha’ Roberts, an accomplished lawyer, an eternal single lady, in love with her romantic independence, wanted a baby, but not a man in her life. An IVF procedure granted her wish... Sort of… Misha was now carrying a child, but a mix-up happened in the clinic, and the baby she was expecting was the Royal heir of Massimiliano ‘Maxim’ Federico Arturo di Montbéliard, Prince of Carpathia! Maxim gave up on the hope of fatherhood long ago, but now the fascinating, lonely Prince of Carpathia, will seize this surprise second chance. However, tradition is high on the prince’s agenda, and he'll never stand for an illegitimate child... He must marry the mother of his heir. The fiery Michela is about to discover that royal marriage is a command, not a choice!

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Chapter 1

CHAPTER 1

“Oh, please, don’t do this to me now. We really have to do this, so be a little patient, sweetheart.”

          Michaela Roberts put her hand over her belly and tried to suppress the sense of rising nausea that was threatening her with immediate action if she didn’t get a hold of some saltine crackers or a bottle of cranberry juice.

          Lately, morning sickness was draining all her energies, and it was even worse when it lasted the entire day. Worse still now when she was about to tell a man she didn’t know he was going to be a father of her baby…

          She parked her car and took a deep breath, almost relieved to discover a roadblock in her path. The wrought-iron gates that divided the massive mansion from the rest of the world looked impenetrable.

          After swallowing hard to push down the lunch that was menacing to come out from her frail body, Michaela decided it was no better time than the present to let him know what was going on.

“Ok, sweet baby… Another five minutes… But you have to calm down and let mommy solve this matter.”

          Michaela didn’t know a lot about this man, the father of her baby beside his name. But judging based on what she was seeing, it was clear that he was way out of her league, both financially and otherwise.

          Her eyes widened when she saw a man in a dark suit with security-issue sunglasses prowling the perimeter of the fence. Was Massimiliano di Montbéliard an Italian mafia godfather or something? Who had such security detail in the middle of Nowhere City, in Washington State?

          The guard, because that’s what he had to be, exited through a smaller pedestrian gate and walked toward her car, his expression grim. He gestured for her to roll her window down and she complied, self-conscious of the crank handle that she had to use to perform the action. Her car wasn’t exactly a new, fully loaded model, but it was the only one she could afford with her salary.

“Are you lost, Miss?”

          He sounded perfectly pleasant and polite, but she knew that his right hand, which looked as though it was resting on his hip and was partly concealed by his dark suit jacket, was likely gripping a gun.

“No. I’m looking for Mr. Massimiliano di Montbéliard. This is the address I was given.”

          The man’s lips turned up slightly.

“Mr. di Montbéliard isn’t receiving visitors, so you need to leave the premises, Miss.”

“I’m…”

          Another nausea attack made her body quiver. She put her hand on the belly and breathe hard a couple of times.

“I’m Michaela Roberts. He’s expecting me. At least I think he is.”

          The guard held up a hand, pulled a cellphone from his pocket, and hit Speed Dial. He spoke rapidly in a foreign language, Italian, she guessed, before hanging up and turning his attention back to her.

“Go ahead and pull in. Park your car at the front.”

          He walked to the gate and keyed in a code. The iron monstrosities swung forward and Michaela pulled the car through, her stomach now seriously protesting. She really didn’t know Massimiliano di Montbéliard, so she had no assurance he wouldn’t harm her in some way. Maybe it was still time to go back… Maybe she hadn’t thought this through.

          No, that wasn’t true. She had thought this through. From every angle until she was certain she had no choice but to come here and see the father of her baby, despite the fact that she wanted to bury her head in a hole and pretend the whole thing had never happened. She couldn’t bury her head in the sand on this one, no matter how much she might like to.

          The house was massive, a huge part partially concealed by towering fir trees. The intensity of the saturated greens surrounding her was almost surreal. Nothing new to a native of the Pacific Northwest, but Michaela rarely ventured outside the Seattle city limits anymore, so being surrounded by this much nature felt like a new experience.

          And seeing such a pristine, modern mansion set in the middle of the rugged wilderness was akin to an out-of-body experience. Of course, the past two weeks had also seemed like an out-of-body experience for Michaela. At first with the positive pregnancy test, and then with all of the revelations that had followed.

          She parked her car in front of the house and got out slowly, really hoping she didn’t lose her lunch in the middle of the paved driveway. Not exactly a way to make a good impression on the man. The security detail appeared out of nowhere, his hand clamping firmly on her arm as he led Michaela to the front door.

“I appreciate the gallant gesture, but I can make it through the door on my own,” she said drily.

          Her escort gave her an apologetic smile, loosened his grip, and let his hand fall to his side. Although she noticed he was still ready to grab hold of her if he needed to. He opened the front door for her and Michaela had a feeling it wasn’t good manners that made him allow her to go in first, but a desire to keep himself in the most advantageous position.

“Miss Roberts, I presume.”

          The deep, velvet voice held just a hint of an accent and the sound made her already queasy stomach turn, but not with nausea. This feeling was something she didn’t recognize at all… a strange twisting sensation that wasn’t entirely unpleasant.

          Michaela put a hand to her stomach and tried to suppress it. The sight of the owner of the amazing voice only increased the sensation. She watched as he strode down the sweeping, curved staircase, his movements quick and smooth, masculine yet graceful.

          He was the most handsome man she’d ever seen. Not that she ever spent much time dwelling on men and their looks. This man, though, demanded admiration, even from her. He was just so masculine, so striking. He would turn both male and female heads wherever he went, that was for sure. And not just because of his arresting features and perfect physique.

          It was his air of authority, the absolute power that emanated from him. It was compelling in a way that captivated her. His square jaw was set and uncompromising. Hard eyes, dark and fathomless, framed by a fringe of thick eyelashes, stared down at her. If not for the expression in his eyes, Michaela might have called them beautiful, but the intense glare that he fixed on her put paid to that description.

          He looked familiar, although she couldn’t imagine where she would’ve ever seen someone like him. Such an example of masculine perfection hardly haunted the halls of the pro bono law firm where she worked.

          She swallowed thickly and took a deep breath, hoping the infusion of fresh air would banish some of the nausea she felt.

“Yes.”

“Are you from the clinic?” he asked, coming to a stop in front of her.

          His posture would make a marine envious. She had to crane her neck to look at him, his height topping her own five foot four inches by at least a foot.

“Yes… Um… no. Not exactly. I don’t know how much Johanna explained when she called you…”

          Johanna was one of her dearest friends in the world, and when she’d heard about the mistake made at the clinic, she’d not only contacted Michaela right away with Maxim’s information, against the wishes of her boss, but she’d offered to be the one to contact Maxim, as well.

“Not a lot, only that it was an urgent matter. Which it had better be.”

          Not for the first time, Michaela contemplated just turning around and leave the whole situation behind her. But that was the coward’s way out. She didn’t believe in leaving loose ends, and, unlike some other people, she didn’t walk away from her responsibilities. Not once. Not ever.

“Is there somewhere we can go and speak privately?” Michaela asked, looking around the cavernous entryway.

          No doubt the house had a lot of private rooms where they could sit and talk. Of course, the idea of being in an enclosed space with a man she’d never met didn’t rank as a favorite for her.

          She was trained in self-defense and she had pepper spray on her key chain, but that didn’t mean she wanted to get in a situation where she would have to use either one. Especially since she had a feeling neither one would prove effective against Maxim di Montbéliard.

“I don’t have a lot of time, Miss Roberts.”

          Anger flared through her. He didn’t have a lot of time? As if she had any spare moments just lying around. It was difficult for her to take any time off of work. Every case they handled was vitally important to the people involved.

          They were advocating for those who couldn’t advocate for themselves, and by taking the afternoon off to drive up here and talk to him she was leaving her clients in the lurch.

“I can assure you that my time is valuable, too, Mr. di Montbéliard,” she said stiffly. “But I need to speak with you.”

“Then speak,” he said.

“I’m pregnant,” Michaela said, wishing, even as she said the words, that she could call them back.

          A muscle in his jaw ticked.

“And what has this to do with me? Am I meant to offer congratulations?”

“No, I don’t need your congratulations. I just wanted to let you know that… You’re the father.”

          His dark eyes hardened.

“You and I both know that isn’t possible. You may not keep a record of your lovers, Miss Roberts, but I can assure you I’m not so promiscuous that I forget mine.”

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Story line is great, character development is always spot on. I won’t gush about this one, it’s good, to be fair, but not my favorite from ES. The turmoil in this one is much tamer than what some of her other books have. Was I sad at some points? Yes, but not properly gutted. Call me a sadist. Lol
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31 Chapters
CHAPTER 1
“Oh, please, don’t do this to me now. We really have to do this, so be a little patient, sweetheart.”          Michaela Roberts put her hand over her belly and tried to suppress the sense of rising nausea that was threatening her with immediate action if she didn’t get a hold of some saltine crackers or a bottle of cranberry juice.          Lately, morning sickness was draining all her energies, and it was even worse when it lasted the entire day. Worse still now when she was about to tell a man she didn’t know he was going to be a father of her baby…          She parked her car and took a deep breath, almost relieved to discover a roadblock in her path. The wrought-iron gates that divided the massive mansion from the rest of the world looked impenetrable.    &nb
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CHAPTER 2
          Her face heated. This arrogant prick just called her a promiscuous woman?  For the first time since she was there, in his mansion, in front of him, Michaela felt the strong desire to slap him hard. But she knew she had to go all the way with this reveal.           She swallowed hard, breathed deep, and gave him a wry smile. “Mr. di Montbéliard, for your information, the field of medicine is a lot more advanced and there are other ways to conceive a child than sexual intercourse, a method you know pretty well. When Johanna from ‘Genesis Labs’ called, she implied that I worked there but I’m a…”           Michaela stopped for a second. ‘It’s now or never,’ she toughed.  “I am a client of the clinic.”           He froze his expressio
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CHAPTER 3
          She was taking her time to reply and Maxim decided to wait patiently. His gaze stopped on her hands. They were delicate, feminine hands, void of jewelry and flashy nail polish. It was far too easy to imagine how soft those hands would feel on his body, how pale they would look against the dark skin of his chest.          A pang of lust hit Maxim low in the gut. Michaela Roberts was a beautiful woman, there was no denying that. Much less adorned than the type of woman he was accustomed to.          Her face had only the bare minimum of makeup, showing flawless ivory skin, her copper eyes slightly emphasized by colored eyeshadow. Her full lips had just a bit of pale pink gloss on them that wouldn’t take long to kiss right off.          Her long, light-brown hair was st
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CHAPTER 4
          Suddenly, it was horrifyingly clear why he’d looked familiar when she’d first seen him. He wasn’t just Maxim de Montbéliard. She had seen him before. On the news, in the tabloids. He and his wife had been paparazzi favorites.          They were royal and beautiful, and, by all accounts, extremely happy. Every single magazine was paved with their photos… Hollywood, White House, vacations in Europe in all the luxurious places… Then, two years ago, he’d been in the news for his personal tragedy. The loss of his wife.          Michaela was thankful she was sitting or she would’ve collapsed. His dark eyebrows snapped together and she registered concern in his eyes before her vision blurred slightly.“Are you all right, Michaela?”    
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CHAPTER 5
          Again, her sweet voice broke his train of thoughts. This time this bothered him a lot. Thinking about her in a certain way was… amazing. “I’m thinking of taking legal action against the clinic,” Michaela said softly. “I’m a lawyer and I’m certain we would have an extremely strong case.” “I’m certain we would, too, despite the fact that I don’t have a law degree,” Maxim replied wryly. “But that would mean a lot of press.”           The media circus would be out of control. Sensational headlines for a world that loved nothing more than scandal. And his wife’s fertility issues, his marriage, all of it would be thrust into the spotlight.           It was the last thing he wanted, both for Antonia’s sake and his own. There was no point in tearing down her memory… not now that she was gone. Some things were best left buried, and the f
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CHAPTER 6
          Embarrassed by her uncharacteristic behavior, Michaela lowered her eyes. She honestly couldn’t remember ever looking at a man there before. Not on purpose, anyway. She tried to tell herself it was nerves making her heart pound and her pulse flutter. She couldn’t quite convince herself. Michaela knew that it was all because of the powerful presence of the man coming towards her.          Maxim approached her and took his sunglasses off, tucking them in the neck of his shirt. Again, totally without permission, her eyes followed the motion and she was transfixed by the slight dusting of dark hair she could see on the tanned slice of chest that was revealed by the open collar of his shirt.“Glad to see you made it,” he said.          He seemed totally unmoved by the fact that he’d just had a
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CHAPTER 7
          She should’ve been extremely content with him as her baby’s father. First and foremost, he was royal and extremely wealthy. He was to be the next king of Carpathia and along with that would receive an inheritance worth billion, coupled with the personal fortune he’d amassed with his hugely successful corporation.          His chain of luxury hotels and casinos was popular with the rich and famous, both on the island of Carpathia, and in almost every other major tourist spot in the world. In the eyes of most women, he would be the golden chalice. A ticket to status and riches beyond most people’s imaginations.          And yet Miss Michaela Roberts had acted as though carrying his baby was equivalent to being sentenced to the royal dungeon, which they didn’t have at the palace, regardless of what
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CHAPTER 8
          Her first glimpse of Carpathia stole her breath. The island was a jewel set in the bright Mediterranean Sea. Gleaming white rock faces houses dotted the pale sanded coastline. The beach faded into lush greenery, and set into the tallest visible mountainside was a stone castle with masculine angles that gleamed gold in the late-afternoon light.“Oh, God… This place is absolutely magnificent.”          Magnificent, and yet untamed. Sort of like its master. For all of Maxim’s urbane sophistication, there was something about him that was raw and almost primitive. It appealed to her on a basic level she’d hardly been aware of before she’d seen him descending the stairs of his elegant mansion.          The entire flight had been thick with tension, at least on her end. Maxim seemed total
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CHAPTER 9
          She ignored Maxim, thrusting her chin up and trying to look unaffected by him, his presence, and his insinuations. Maxim gripped her hand and stopped her from walking, drawing her close to him. Her heart began to pound so hard she was certain he must be able to hear it.          Standing this close to him, Michaela could feel the heat coming from his body, smell the intoxicating, masculine scent that was one hundred percent raw, sexual man. One hundred percent Maxim, the man, not Maxim, the prince.          Michaela slightly shook her head. Since when had she noticed how a man smelled? Unless she was at the gym and it was in a negative connotation, she didn’t think she ever had.          So why did Maxim’s smell appeal to her like this? Why did it make her puls
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CHAPTER 10
“I don’t need you to put me up. I’m perfectly capable of getting my own accommodations.”          There you have it, mister! Michaela smiled slightly. He was so arrogant… Being supremely confident and used to hear only yes, Maxim thought he could convince Michaela to change her mind.“I have no doubt, Michaela” he replied, flashing her a wry smile. “I imagine your extensive education has left you more than capable of booking your own room. But you’re pregnant with my child and I don’t want you staying at some hotel by yourself.”“I was under the impression that are no shabby hotels in Carpathia…” she continued in a sarcastic tone.“There are not,” Maxim established, dismissing her statement with a wave of his hand. “But that doesn’t mean I will allow you to…”    
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