Chapter 57

And neither did she, she realized miserably. Even when her dignity and common sense told her to leave the room…. Leave him… A tiny, stupid part of her wanted to hurl herself into his arms and lie there safe and warm while he used his diplomatic skills to talk his way out of this vile situation and made it possible for her to forgive him.

“I want to go home, Dimitri,” she said, hanging on to the last of her dignity. “I want to leave”

“This is your home. You are my wife. You are carrying my child and you are not going anywhere” he replied angrily.

One glance at the rigid set of his hard, handsome features told her that argument was useless. He wanted her here for some reason. His baby maybe. And she didn’t have to be a genius to know what the other reason was.

The sparks in his eyes. The sexual awareness that even now pulsed between them, all gave her the answer to that question.

She sucked in a breath. “Fine. You want me to stay? I will stay. Let’s see h