Mistakenly Yours

ly noticed. She was too busy adjusting her camera settings, trying to capture the exact moment the sun

d Mara waved a glass of champagne from across the terrace, he

held up one finge

ty minutes ago," called a

. Tall, probably six-two, with the kind of sharp jawline that belonged on a cologne ad. His crisp white shirt was rolled to the

mentioned him-hotel empire, workaholic, "emotionally

with her boldness. Maybe it was the Greek sunset. Maybe it was the three glas

ifted. "I don't ta

ra. "Let me guess-CEO? Hedge fun

"Hotel developer.

y standing in sh

ting. Everythin

n. The terrace was filling with wedding guests-Mara's family, Josh's college friends, var

e scent of expensive cologne mixed wit

offered her hand. His grip was firm, warm, an

essional... what did y

e laughed. "I thoug

ngs." He took a sip of his whiskey. "Too much

nic

held hers. "You don't

appeared two months before Lily was born. She thought of her mother's double s

and good wine," she said lightly

sper's expression-recogni

, raising his glass

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the terrace. The DJ was playing something with a hypnotic beat, an

uddenly he was there again, not dancing, just

w to have fun, do you?" s

voice low near her

nding compl

eciating

ed through her. This was dangerous. She didn't do dan

ew?" The words escaped b

darkened.

iff. Lily's heart hammered as they reached a small overlook, completely private, where the

reathed. "That

kisse

elp her, she wanted it too. She wound her fingers through his hair and kissed him back with equal hunger, with the rec

idea," she gasped wh

, his hands on her wai

aving S

rfe

do relati

d her neck, and she shivered.

Permission to be reckless, just this onc

yours?" sh

is cl

made it thro

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side her. The room was dark except for the moonlight streaming through the gauzy curtains.

plane to her next destination-she was thinking Croatia, or maybe Iceland. Jaspe

s. No risk. No

light-the sharp nose, the surprisingly soft mouth, t

erself imagine something dif

es and reminded hersel

as all she'

eks, temporary would become permanent in t

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