The Spaniard's Pregnant Bride
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EPILOGUE
THE DAY THAT little Sophia Acosta was brought to the newly restored castillo directly from the hospital was the happiest day of Cristian’s life. He had never imagined building a life in this place. This place that had housed so many of his past demons, but then, he had never imagined a life quite like this one.
With Allegra’s love. With his beautiful daughter. With happiness. Free from the chains that had bound him in the past.
There were no demons here, not anymore. There were no nightmares. Only dreams.
There was only the bright, brilliant smile of his wife, the perfect, comforting warmth of his daughter’s tiny body.
And a beautiful life he had never imagined he might have.
He wrapped his arms around Allegra, holding her close, looking down at her beautiful face, then down at the perfect, dark eyes of his new daughter.
“Thank you,” he said, “for having the courage to take my hand in that ballroom, even while I was being a coward.”
“Coward is a very strong word. There was some part of you that wanted us to be together. Some part of me. And they were stronger than fear.”
“What was that, do you think?”
She wrapped her arms around him, resting her head on his shoulder. “It was love, Cristian. It was always love.”
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Dante Di Sione can’t believe the beautiful blonde who ‘accidentally’ stole his family’s tiara is blackmailing him – for a date to her sister’s wedding! If Willow wants to be his fake fiancée, she’ll have to play the part to the full. Only Willow’s confidence is fake…and she’s a virgin!
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“I’m sorry. I’m out of here.”
“Dante…”
“No. Listen to me, Willow.” There was a pause while he seemed to be composing himself, and when he started speaking, his words sounded very controlled. “For what it’s worth, I think you’re lovely. Very lovely. A beautiful butterfly of a woman. But I’m not going to have sex with you.”
She swallowed. “Because you don’t want me?”
His voice grew rough. “You know damned well I want you.”
She lifted her eyes to his. “Then why?”
He seemed to hesitate and Willow got the distinct feeling that he was going to say something dismissive, or tell her that he didn’t owe her any kind of explanation. But to her surprise, he didn’t. His expression took on that almost gentle look again and she found herself wanting to hurl something at him…preferably herself. To tell him not to wrap her up in cotton wool the way everyone else did. To treat her like she was made of flesh and blood instead of something fragile and breakable. To make her feel like that passionate woman he’d brought to life in his arms.
“Because I’m the kind of man who brings women pain, and you’ve probably had enough of that in your life. Don’t make yourself the willing recipient of anymore.” He met the question in her eyes. “I’m incapable of giving women what they want and I’m not talking about sex. I don’t do emotion, or love, or commitment, because I don’t really know how those things work. When people tell me that I’m cold and unfeeling, I don’t get offended—because I know it’s true. There’s nothing deep about me, Willow—and there never will be.”
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THE SPANIARD’S PREGNANT BRIDE
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