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2021-06-09 20:12:20She was taking her time to reply and Maxim decided to wait patiently. His gaze stopped on her hands. They were delicate, feminine hands, void of jewelry and flashy nail polish. It was far too easy to imagine how soft those hands would feel on his body, how pale they would look against the dark skin of his chest.
A pang of lust hit Maxim low in the gut. Michaela Roberts was a beautiful woman, there was no denying that. Much less adorned than the type of woman he was accustomed to.
Her face had only the bare minimum of makeup, showing flawless ivory skin, her copper eyes slightly emphasized by colored eyeshadow. Her full lips had just a bit of pale pink gloss on them that wouldn’t take long to kiss right off.
Her long, light-brown hair was st
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Again, her sweet voice broke his train of thoughts. This time this bothered him a lot. Thinking about her in a certain way wasā¦ amazing. āIām thinking of taking legal action against the clinic,ā Michaela said softly. āIām a lawyer and Iām certain we would have an extremely strong case.ā āIām certain we would, too, despite the fact that I donāt have a law degree,ā Maxim replied wryly. āBut that would mean a lot of press.ā The media circus would be out of control. Sensational headlines for a world that loved nothing more than scandal. And his wifeās fertility issues, his marriage, all of it would be thrust into the spotlight. It was the last thing he wanted, both for Antoniaās sake and his own. There was no point in tearing down her memoryā¦ not now that she was gone. Some things were best left buried, and the f
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She should’ve been extremely content with him as her baby’s father. First and foremost, he was royal and extremely wealthy. He was to be the next king of Carpathia and along with that would receive an inheritance worth billion, coupled with the personal fortune he’d amassed with his hugely successful corporation. His chain of luxury hotels and casinos was popular with the rich and famous, both on the island of Carpathia, and in almost every other major tourist spot in the world. In the eyes of most women, he would be the golden chalice. A ticket to status and riches beyond most people’s imaginations. And yet Miss Michaela Roberts had acted as though carrying his baby was equivalent to being sentenced to the royal dungeon, which they didn’t have at the palace, regardless of what
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She ignored Maxim, thrusting her chin up and trying to look unaffected by him, his presence, and his insinuations. Maxim gripped her hand and stopped her from walking, drawing her close to him. Her heart began to pound so hard she was certain he must be able to hear it. Standing this close to him, Michaela could feel the heat coming from his body, smell the intoxicating, masculine scent that was one hundred percent raw, sexual man. One hundred percent Maxim, the man, not Maxim, the prince. Michaela slightly shook her head. Since when had she noticed how a man smelled? Unless she was at the gym and it was in a negative connotation, she didn’t think she ever had. So why did Maxim’s smell appeal to her like this? Why did it make her puls
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“Your what?” Her head was still fuzzy from the kiss, her limbs heavy with arousal, and she was certain she must have heard him wrong.“My wife. I have thought it through and it’s the only thing to be done.” Maxim had said it so pragmatically, as though anyone should be able to see his point.“I’m not going to marry you,” Michaela concluded, trying to match his tone. If he wanted to try to have an insane discussion as calmly as if they were talking about the weather then she was more than up to the challenge. She certainly wasn’t going to give him the satisfaction of rattling her self-control more than once in a five-minute time span.“Michaela, you’re a very intelligent woman. And given your career choice, it&rsquo
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The desire hadnāt gone away. Not even for a moment. She could see from the molten heat in his eyes that he felt the same. āIāve never been playing with you,ā Maxim replied, his voice intense. āPlease know that. Iāve handled things badly, but hurting you was the last thing I wanted.ā āStill, you did hurt me,ā Michaela concluded. āWe promised we were going to talk about things, but we didnāt. You just shut me out, and I have no idea what happened to cause it.ā He raised his eyes and met hersā¦ the stark, raw emotion in them shocked her. āI know,ā he said roughly. āYou canāt imagine how sorry I am. Please come with me, Michaela.ā She nodded slowly and let him lead her from the villa. When she realized where they were headed, Michaela stopped. āMaxim... Noā¦ I canātā¦ā āTr
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Michaela ran her soft hand over his abs, and Maximās stomach tightened, his whole body aching, ready for her again. If it was only his body that was affected it wouldnāt be so dangerous, but his chest felt too full when he looked at her when he touched her. It was too much. It wasnāt what this was supposed to be about. Maxim thought about what his father had said. About the paternity test. Michaela had even commented that if theyād made a mix-up at the lab in the first place, it was possible they had made a mistake and that he wasnāt the father. If that were true, Michaela would be free to go back home. They wouldnāt even have to get married. Heād imagined that thought might make him feel free, that the prospect of escaping marriage might make the tightness in his chest lessen. Instead, it sent an intense
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Maxim got off the phone with the casino manager and cursed. Not because the problem at the casino hadnāt been easy to solve - that issue had been handled in only a few minutes - but because of the unsatisfied desire that was still raging through him. He couldnāt believe heād almost had sex with Michaela outside by his pool, with all of the speed and finesse of a very horny schoolboy. Maxim had never, EVER lost control with a woman like that before. He had always taken the time when romancing a woman. Antonia had never wanted it any other way. She had always needed candles, a dimly lit room. He had always spent at least an hour arousing her body before heād even considered taking things to their natural conclusion. But with Michaela, there had
