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Smiling with pride, I push the tendrils of sweaty hair off my forehead. “You’re welcome. Did you sort things out with Gideon and Dante?”
“I did. I wish I could stay to sample some more of your delectable dishes, but I have to go and take care of something.”
The feeling of disappointment hits me harder than I expected. “Good, but that’s a shame. Where are you going?”
“Scotland.”
“Nice. Whereabouts?”
“Edinburgh. Have you been?”
“Loads of times. One of my favourite cities.”
He nods slowly. “Well, you will have to come for a visit.”
“You’re relocating?”
“How do you know I don’t live there?”
“Stab in the dark. You sound like you’re from the South of London, not Edinburgh.”
“You have me there. Yes. I will be relocating.”
“You’ll love it, I’m sure.”
“Ask me to stay?”
“Hmm?” I frown at him as he takes a step closer.
“Ask me to stay, and I will.”
I shake my head. “No, that’s not a good idea.”
“Why not?”
Good question. But while my body is begging me to ask him to stay, my mind is screaming at me to push him as far away from me as possible. He is seductively dangerous, and I just can’t bring that into my life right now. Or ever.
“It’s just not.”
“We’ll see, sweetheart. You’ve just given me an incentive to come back when my business is done.”
“Sebastian…” I shake my head again, but it doesn’t repel him. If anything, it attracts him.
“Stop pushing me away, Isla,” he murmurs, cupping my face. “I need to learn more about you. It’s nagging at me, like a loose tooth I have to keep prodding.”
“I’m not the right woman for you.”
“Oh, but you are. You are exactly who I need in my life, Isla. You tame me.” The slight smirk that adorns his handsome face is almost irresistible.
“I don’t want totameanyone.”
“Too late. You have three ruthless men at your beck and call, Isla. You control our actions, our thoughts, our needs. You have all the power to make or break us.”
“Stop,” I murmur.
He presses closer to me and runs his thumb over my bottom lip. “Why are you running from it, Isla?”
“I’m scared,” I admit without thinking.
