Page 18 of Revelations of A Secret Princess

Caro Rivage was serious about caring for his niece.

She carried some distressingly heavy burden.

And he, with no real knowledge of the woman, without even wanting her here, had been on the verge of easing her pain with his arms around her and his lips on that inviting pink mouth. He wanted to hear her sigh with delight instead of anguish. He wanted her to smile at him with the warmth she bestowed on his niece. He wanted...

No. She wasnothis type. He wasn’t interested.

Yet he’d stood mesmerised by the gentle sway of her hips till she disappeared from view.

He’d been right. Caro Rivage spelled trouble. Yet for Ariane’s sake he wouldn’t turn her away.

Ariane’s sake?

With a snort of self-disgust Jake turned and stalked into his bedroom.

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