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"Ariston hasn’t told us anything about you," Iris said after a few moments of strained silence, when all Lucette did was toy with her food and stare at her plate. "Where are you from?"She looked up and met Iris’s speculative gaze with what she hoped was a friendly smile. ‘I lived in Paris.’‘I love Paris!’Zoe jumped in quickly, and Lucette wondered if the sisters would actually be welcoming towards her after all.‘It must have been very hard to leave.’Lucette glanced at Ariston , whose face was as bland as ever. "A bit," she allowed, "but I have other things to think about now."She rested one hand on her small bump, which unintentionally but effectively silenced all conversation. Both Iris and Zoe excused themselves a few minutes later, leaving Ariston and Lucette alone with about an acre of polished mahogany between them."I’m sorry things seem a bit awkward," Ariston said after a moment. ‘They’ll come to accept you in time.’Maybe, "Lucette allowed. I don’t suppose it re
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She followed him through the house as he showed her various rooms: a formal living room and a smaller, cosier TV room; the large dining room where they’d had breakfast; and another less formal room for family meals. A music room, a library, a second kitchen for parties... Lucette started to feel overwhelmed. The house was huge. And Ariston wanted her to be its mistress."What exactly do you want me to do, Ariston ?" she asked as they left the second kitchen.He turned to her with a frown. ‘What do you mean?’I mean, what are my responsibilities? You mentioned that you wanted me to be in charge of your household...I only meant that as a courtesy to you and your position here. I don’t expect you to have duties.’Which made her feel more confused than ever. ‘I don’t understand’Lucette , we’re married. You’re the… ’‘Mistress of the house? The chatelaine? Yes, I understand that.’You can do as much or as little as you like. If you want to consult with Maria about meals, or housekeepin
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After a week, Lucette began to suspect that she and Ariston were on the same page. Things had settled, more or less, into a routine: Ariston worked most of the day, and Lucette drifted. She didn’t mind it for now, because with her nausea and her exhaustion, drifting through each day was about all she could manage.But as the days passed, and her nausea thankfully started to abate, she knew she needed to find some focus. Some purpose.Iris and Zoe had thawed towards her a little, which made life less tense, if not exactly easy. And her things had arrived from Paris. Besides her clothes and toiletries, she’d requested that some of her personal items—paintings and ornaments, and books—be shipped to Greece. It felt both comforting and strange to arrange her things in the bedroom, which still didn’t feel like hers. They were dotted around the yawning space like buoys bobbing in an unfamiliar sea.Still, life marched on, and Lucette knew she needed to march with it.She drove into Amfi
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She spent a surprisingly enjoyable afternoon with both sisters once she’d got used to Iris’s nosiness and Zoe’s bustling, bossy manner. She realised they were both fun to be around, and she could tell they actually cared about her. It almost felt like being part of a family—something she hadn’t experienced since she’d been twelve years old, and even then not so much...They finally all agreed on a dress of deep magenta that brought colour to Lucette ’s face and complemented her dark eyes and hair. Its empire waist and swirling skirt drew attention away from her bump without hiding it completely.Zoe declared in satisfaction, "Understated, elegant, and just a little bit sexy." ‘Perfect' Ariston will love it.’And with a little thrill, Lucette realised she wanted Ariston to love it. She wanted to be beautiful to him again. A dangerous desire, perhaps, but still, caught in the happy glow of their shared afternoon, Lucette didn’t try and suppress it. Ariston was her husband, after al
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I’ll leave that to the staff. I’m going to come upstairs with you.’And even though she knew he didn’t mean it in that way, she still felt a shivery thrill run through her.To her surprise, Ariston didn’t leave her at her bedroom door as he usually did at night, but came into the room behind her. Lucette hadn’t expected that, and she’d already started to undo her hair—the pins had been sticking into her skull all evening.Suddenly self-conscious, she lowered her arms—and then froze at the sound of Ariston ’s husky voice."Don’t stop."In an aching rush she remembered how he’d told her he liked to watch her unpin her hair. It felt even more intimate, even more erotic, now that she knew he liked it. Slowly, her heart starting to thud, she reached up and took the pins out of her hair one by one.Ariston didn’t say anything, but she could hear him breathing...feel the very air between them tauten. The pins now removed, she gave her head a little shake and her hair came tumbling down he
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And yet the evening had started so promisingly. He’d loved seeing Lucette at the party, looking bright and beautiful, as much her old self as ever, reminding him of how interesting and articulate and sophisticated she really was. And when she’d drawn his hand to her bump and he’d felt their child kick... it had been the most intimate thing Ariston had ever experienced.The kiss had felt like a natural extension of that intimacy. He couldn’t have kept himself from it if he’d tried—which he hadn’t.So what had gone wrong? What had spooked Lucette ?Then, with a wince, Ariston remembered the toast he’d given at the party. ‘May you welcome her and come to love her as I do.’ He hadn’t thought of the words before he’d said them; they’d simply flowed out of him, sounding very sincere. But he’d assured Lucette he didn’t love her—just as she didn’t love him. Had his toast frightened her off?Had he meant those words?It was a question he strove to dismiss. Things had become muddied with Lu
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Lucette had come to breakfast after a restless, sleepless night, determined to talk to Ariston and, more than that, to come to an agreement. An arrangement even though the details remained vague in her head. She didn’t want to be businesslike any more—didn’t want this polite stepping around each other.Yet, what was the alternative? How did you engage your heart and mind, and maybe even your soul, without risking everything?And she knew she wasn’t ready to do that. She hadn’t even been able to tell Ariston that the real reason she’d refused his marriage proposal was that she’d been so very afraid. Annelise... Her mother... The foster parents who had decided she wasn’t what they wanted... So many had turned away, and she knew she couldn’t take it if Ariston did. Not if she’d given him her heart—fragile, trampled-on thing that it was.But her silence had led to this terrible strain, with Ariston having turned back to his newspaper, his expression remote and shuttered."What are yo
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He kept staring at her, his gaze searching and yet not seeming to find any answers, for eventually he looked away and resumed his story.Well, understandable or not, Antonios was the favourite. I didn’t accept that, though. I tried so hard, Theos, to make my father love me.Trust me—’He broke off then, and Lucette ached to comfort him. But she didn’t, because everything about Ariston was brittle and tense, and she had a terrible feeling—a fear—that he would shake her off if she tried to hug him as she wanted to.To make a long story short,’ he continued finally, his voice brusque, ‘he never did. He had a heart attack and he sent for Antonios—told him the truth about the business. He’d been involved in dodgy dealings for years, trying to make back the money he’d lost on bad investments. He was a hair’s breadth away from losing everything. He made Antonios swear not to tell anyone...not even me.’‘And did he tell you?’ Lucette asked.Ariston shook his head. "Not for ten years. Ten y
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