the compound. She wasn't wrong when she suspected e

aire judging from the magnificence

acade boasted towering columns crafted from imported Italian marble. There was a beautiful landscape g

s richer. Did all of this belong to him or did it belong to

as the car came to a

d out. Bentley followed suit, adjusting his

ing a good look at the luxuries surroun

lt man sprouting water from

he muttere

her, but he quickly cleared his throat to mask his expression.

o in now?

ne last look at the statue be

ered her a seat and then took ou

ted in Spanish and though, Nova wasn't familiar with the language, there was a part of his sentenc

damsel in distress? You're right though. I am a damsel in di

ak Spanish?

oo. I just recognized that part.

you. I only instructed him

o mean.

aved and adjus

om. Afterwards, my personal shopper will bring some clo

othering you, and I have a house in California. That's pretty far from here so I'd need some time to

but he wasn't comfortable about it. He only hoped she

question just when she wasn't looki

mm

m. Come with me," he said, leading the way

and stood by the door as sh

It might not be to your taste. It's not

h him on the face right away. But

I love it,"

So I'm gonna head back to my room and get you some of my clothes unti

lly appreciate yo

to her, but opened

muttered as she touched the vani

the sheets were white just like the wal

t, the living room

bsessed with the colour white? Maybe not, bec

t too. There was no chance in this Jim r

ft everything she was doing and sat on th

ge into any of them after showering," Bentle

m from him, their hands brief

her. And again, he said nothing but lef

hed before going through the

ng T-shirts that could certainly serve as a s

she dropped the clothes on the bed and was about stripping of

at he wasn't someone that would just barge into a woman's room without knocking. The problem was,

ably, she stripped out of her clothe

bathroom, she picked one of the long shirts and put it on a

obvious

for him since it was locked an

d obviously taken a shower and chan

he was hand

hat to say. But she was met with...

idn't have that look of disinterest that he normally had. Just a

t she looked without the makeup, her hair flowing over her

was but there was jus

eth