Читать книгу His Pregnancy Ultimatum - Helen Bianchin - Страница 2
She swallowed the lump that rose in her throat, aware the conversation had taken a subtle shift, and she became intensely conscious of his proximity.
ОглавлениеIt was all too easy to visualize the hard body beneath the trappings of his finely tailored apparel—broad shouldered, lean hipped, with the chiseled perfection of well-honed muscles.
“Would you deny me the pleasure of seeing our child grow inside you?”
Heat suffused her veins at the mere thought of its conception. How she lay awake night after night reliving in vivid detail the touch of Nikolos’s hands, his mouth, each caress… the electrifying passion they’d shared several times through the dark hours.
It was too much. He was too much.
“By making a public statement, you’ve irretrievably connected the two of us together. Something you could easily have avoided.” She met his gaze and held it. “So why didn’t you?”
He slanted her a musing glance. “To ensure there’s no doubt to whom you belong.”
