What the Greek Can't Resist By Maya Blake
One night to change everything…
CEO Arion Pantelides is always in control—but for one night he gave in to oblivion with a stunning stranger. Yet his passion is quickly matched by fury when Arion—prizing honesty above all else—discovers the woman who came undone in his arms has only recently been widowed….
Perla Lowell’s marriage was a painful sham, so now—penniless and alone—she refuses to let this dark-hearted Greek intimidate her. But when Arion offers Perla a chance to prove herself, she’ll show him she has nothing to hide! Until she discovers she’s pregnant with his child….
Arion reached into his desk and slid across a small black triangular piece of gleaming plastic.
There were no markings on it. It could’ve been one of those if-you-had-to-apply-for-it-you-couldn’t-afford-it credit cards reserved for multibillionaires she’d read about in a magazine once. Or it could’ve been a loyalty card for die-hard coffee addicts. Perla had no way of telling. She looked from the card to Arion’s face.
“What’s that for?” she asked suspiciously.
“That card lets you into that lift. The lift will take you straight to my penthouse. You’ll wait for me there—”
“No.” Perla stopped what was coming before he could finish.
His nostrils flared. “Excuse me?”
“I won’t do…whatever it is you have in mind. I know what you think of me, but you’re wrong. What happened between us that night wasn’t cheap, and it wasn’t tawdry. Not for me, at least. And I despise you for thinking I’d stoop that low to get you to help me—”
“Be quiet for one second and listen.” The rough command in his voice dried her words. “You have nowhere to stay. I have a meeting in…exactly eight minutes, which will last for five hours. Minimum. Unless you intend to wander the streets in the rain until I’m finished, my offer is the best you’re going to get.”
Surprise stamped through her. “Oh, you mean you want me to go up and just…wait for you?” she asked.
“Why, Mrs. Lowell, you sound disappointed.”