Chapter 284

When Elpido had died, he’d sworn never to let a woman get close—never to let a woman get under his skin in the way his brother had. But, staring at Brianna, blinded by her beauty, it was scarily easy to renegotiate with himself. It was so very tempting to take the comfort he needed now, to lose himself in the urges he had been resisting since the moment she’d stepped back into his life.

They were the same shade of blue—only he could see a swirl of black around each iris that intrigued him. He’d never stared into Maya’s eyes like this—had never been lulled into the dizzy whirlpool of attraction with Maya, never wanted to lower his head to hers the way he did now, towards Brianna’s.

Only he’d sworn that he wouldn’t.

Supremely focused, incredibly driven, and self-controlled, it was something he had never had to knowingly exert. He worked hard, and, when time allowed, he had the funds and the stamina to play equally hard. His dark good looks ensured an endless smorgasbord of suitable play