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invited him to taste. He pressed harder, exploring her warmth with experienced vigor in the art of pleasuring. Drawing her hips tighter against him, he fueled the flames.
    Gently cupping her face in his hands, his thumb stroked her trembling lower lip, and he looked deep into her eyes. Athena held his gaze as she smoothed her gown against her and then removed his hands from her face in a slow deliberate move.
    “Alexandros, I’m working here. Please.”
    “Tomorrow then, once your work here is done,” he said, replacing the jacket that had slipped during their kiss back around her shoulders.
    Typical, arrogant man! What made him believe she’d spend her free time with him? He hadn’t even bothered to ask. Rather he’d told her how things were going to be.
    She did not argue, she simply allowed him to guide her into the ballroom. “We can’t mention this again.” She reluctantly removed his jacket and handed it to him. “The kiss, the conversation...it was inappropriate.”
    He grinned, placed a friendship style kiss on her cheek, and dropped his hand from the small of her back. She flashed him a courteous smile and returned to the guests.

 
     
     
     
    Chapter Three
     
     
    Athena returned to the confines of her suite, thrilled that the ball had been a fantastic success. Exhausted, she fell onto the couch with a sigh, imagining what Alexandros was doing at the exact moment. Was he thinking about her? If he was, his thoughts were probably focused on how easily her meek defenses had crumbled.
    She’d been powerless to resist him. All common sense fled the moment his lips touched hers, leaving her vulnerable to his seductive assault. What was happening to her? Where was the iron will she lived by when she needed it?
    He was so far out of her romantic circle. Experienced, nonchalant, and extremely confident in his appeal to others. What made him think she would welcome his advances?
    That was the problem with Greek playboys. They were so smooth, so attractive. Possessing the ability to make you the center of the universe, even if it only lasted for a short time. Playboys were dangerous. They were sure to tire of you and move on to the next woman. Athena could not trust a Greek. They enjoyed the chase more than the results, and she’d never let herself become romantically involved with one.
    Watching other women make fools of themselves was not her only deterrent. She had witnessed only two weddings that were the result of these relationships, but she had seen many more end as nothing but a mere fling.
    Sharing her first kiss with a Greek boy had proved to be devastating, and contributed the most weight to her mistrust. It wasn’t the kiss, but the fact that he had humiliated her in front of her family. She’d fallen apart and her brother had designated himself to settle the incident. Losing control of the situation was the harm.
    Okay, enough about Greeks; enough about Alexandros. Enough romance for the night. Just think that he is ready to snatch the resort from your hands. The resort you’ve worked so hard for, the resort you’ve promised the next three years of your life to.
    No, nothing would come between her and her goal. Not even the powerful and mighty Alexandros Strintzaris, no matter how debonair or tempting he may be.
    Despite her resolve, she went to bed thinking of him and it kept her awake. Turning continuously in the large bed, she kept fluffing her pillows to get comfortable. The down comforter tangled around her legs and she kicked it off.
    He had tasted so good, so addictive. She could still feel his arms holding her possessively, still feel the warmth of his jacket and smell the scent of his cologne. She let out a longing sigh, and then tossed her pillow across the room.
    She needed to stop the Alexandros thoughts!
    Soon he would be Heather’s brother-in-law. She would be spending a lot of time with him in Santorini before the wedding, and she didn’t need to complicate things with romantic