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It seemed he would have to talk to his brother Casper, the tech genius in the family, if he wanted to find out more about Mia.
Which, he realized with a wince, he still did.
Except he was reluctant to ask Casper to help him with that.
Oh, he had no doubt that if he asked, his youngest brother would be able to find out what Mia’s weekly food shop consisted of and how much it cost. The problem with asking Casper for help was that Darius would then have to explain to him why he wanted that information.
Besides, he didn’t want to appear to go full-on stalker where Mia was concerned. Even if not knowing any more about her than he did was driving him insane.
“Fuck it.” He stood abruptly. “Give the assignment to someone else. I’m going to be busy with stuff of my own for the rest of the day.”
“Fair enough.” Max nodded. “If you need any of us…”
“I know where you are,” he acknowledged dryly.
“…or the wives,” Max continued ruefully. “They’re all much better at this love and emotional stuff than we are.”
Much as Darius loved his cousin-in-law, Cara, and his three sisters-in-law, Rosie, Remy, and Lara, he had never once thought of discussing his personal life with any of them.
Probably because, until now, he hadn’t had one.
He wasn’t sure what he had right now, only that Mia intrigued him as no other woman ever had. As a consequence, he wanted to know more about her.
Damn it, he would know more about her!
But first, he had an appointment to keep with Rufus Wynter.
* * *
Mia couldn’t stop thinking about Mr. Tall, Dark, and Very Handsome from yesterday. Darius Kingston, as she now knew his name to be.
Because, once she’d ascertained exactly who owned the apartment building, she’d looked him up online.
She now knew not only his name, but his age of thirty-six, and that he’d spent eight years in the military before founding Kingston Security with several members of his family. What he’d done, or his rank, during those years in the army or when he left, wasn’t mentioned. He hadn’t reenlisted at the end of those eight years, and he and his brothers and a cousin had instead pooled their abilities and started up Kingston Security. It was now reputed to be one of the most prestigious security companies in the world.
She also knew from the description of Darius on the Kingston Security website that he had a twin, Felix, but apart from both having dark hair, the brothers looked nothing alike. Darius’s brief bio didn’t mention a wife or a long-term relationship.
In fact, there had been no information at all on his personal life.
Probably because, from what Mia had read, he didn’t have one. Darius seemed to spend his time working for the family-owned company, and his down time at his London apartment or the family’s gated estate in Surrey.
How could a man who looked like he did not have a social life? One that included a line of women waiting for the opportunity to climb into bed with him? Either the bed in London or the one in Surrey.
The fact that hehadtwo beds, one in a luxury London penthouse apartment he owned, and the other at what looked to be a large family estate in the country, was enough indication that Darius was waaay out of Mia’s league.
Even if she hadn’t been able to stop thinking about him.
Or imagining what it would be like to be held in those strong and muscular arms.
To be kissed by those firm and chiseled lips.
Or how hot it would be to be desired by a man who was so focused, she didn’t have a single doubt that he would channel all of his considerable attention on ensuring any physical pleasure was mutual.
A quiver of sexual awareness shivered down Mia’s spine and warmed between her thighs just thinking about doing any of those things with such a darkly intense man.
Which was surprising, considering she had never thought about any man that way before Darius Kingston.
Having no idea what her true background was, after being abandoned inside a church in St. Austell in Cornwall as a baby, she had always been wary of becoming involved in an intimate relationship. She’d been out on several dates, but always ended the friendship when the guy hinted that he wanted more from her than a few good-night kisses.
