The Passionate Greek
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‘I talked to you of trust and loyalty. They are empty words if you have never had to put them to the test. You did - and you came through with flying colors. It is me that did not.’
Melanie interjected. ‘It wasn’t that I was afraid to tell you. It’s true I was a little in the beginning. But afterwards when you seemed so ready to believe the worst I got angry and thought ‘let him believe what he wants about me.’ I shouldn’t have done that. I should have explained myself.’
‘No, you shouldn’t have had to. I should have taken you on trust and I didn’t.
‘You were still so bitter when I told you the full story of my past I didn’t think we could ever find our way back.’
‘My bitterness was directed at myself and my own past, not at you. I let the boy influence the man. I couldn’t put my trust in my mother so I convinced myself I couldn’t put my trust in any woman. I wouldn’t let myself trust you and I loved you so much that sometimes the pain was intolerable.’
‘’It’s too late now,' said Melanie miserably. ‘You said it’s over for you and I have to accept that.’
Nicos looked at her aghast. ‘I wasn’t talking about myself. I was talking about you. I thought you would never want me back.’
Melanie look at him, hope flooding her heart. ‘Marry me,’ she said impulsively. ‘Make me belong to you.’
Nicos folded her into his arms and held her. ‘I accept,’ he said, his head buried into her shoulder, his voice muffled. ‘I’d give up hope of getting you back,’
Melanie drew back from his embrace and looked up at him. ‘I’ve just spent the whole evening trying to seduce you. That’s how much I wanted you back.’
‘I thought you were just showing me what I would be missing,’ said Nicos wonderingly.
‘No. I was trying to seduce you back to me.’
Nicos smiled down at her.
‘I’m easily seduced, - but only by you,’ he said and kissed her.
‘Let’s make a promise to each other,’ he said. 'We'll always tell each other the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.’
Melanie caught her breath. The last time she had used those very words had been in the London courtroom, as she repeated after the court usher the words of the ancient oath.
Melanie shuddered. ‘I agree in principal. But please can you rephrase that’
‘I promise to love you forever, to trust you always and to be the man you want me to be.’
‘Perfect.’ said Melanie.
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Table of Contents
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen