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‘So how much, Cleo? How much to secure your services for a month? Four hundred thousand dollars? Would that be enough?’

The numbers went whirling around her brain. Four hundred thousand dollars for a month of pretending to be Andreas’ companion? Was she nuts even to think about giving that up? She could go home, pay for the farm’s leaking roof to be fixed, and she’d still have enough left over to buy a place of her own.

But could she pretend to be this man’s lover? She shook her head, trying to work it all out. ‘Andreas, I—’

‘Five hundred thousand pounds! One million of your dollars. Will that be enough to sway your mind?’

One million dollars. She swallowed against a throat that felt tight and dry. ‘I don’t know if I’m the right person for the job.’

He smiled then, as he curved one hand around her neck. ‘You’ll be perfect. Any other questions?’

She shook her head. His fingers were warm and gentle on her skin and setting her flesh alight.

‘Then what say we seal this deal with a kiss?’