Chapter 53

Gina chose to remain silent throughout most of their forty-minute flight to La Paz and Alejandro didn't insist on conversation, not an easy thing to accomplish anyway even with the headsets. Gina didn't want to question his implication of what a priest could possibly mean in case she was wrong. In fact, she must be wrong. He couldn't possibly… no. Why would he want to marry her?

Of course, she knew he lusted after her, he made no secret of this. He'd spent a year stalking her with both his eyes and his actions. He'd done his best to keep other men away from her. She'd always sort of wondered what kept him at bay since he didn't seem like the sort of man to deny himself something he really wanted. At first, she'd been relieved that he hadn't simply taken her, but as the months passed a part of her had become gradually disappointed and hurt. After all, Alejandro was a very handsome man. It was both breathtaking and terrifying to be the focus of his attention. Plus… if she were being tot