led juice beside her because she couldn't have wine. The foot and shoulder massage by the two masseuse attending to her was so relaxing, each fingerti

ica Pier. She couldn't figure out the exact time the plane had been flying, b

ly and the stillness convinced her that she wasn't in the air anymore, she could already be in one of Mr. Roeg's well-furnished rooms. The lights were gold and spa

at she felt a sharp cut through her heart. What was she thinking to let herself relax as if she was now someone important because she was carrying the billionaire's child? For all intent and purposes,

t. But what would she do with it? Arie realized that she'd only been focused on the amount of money she had been offered to be a surrogate and was stunned because she'd never had that kind of money before. She hadn't always thought ahead of

Mr. Roeg's surrogate. And why did he choose a surrogate when he could have any woman he wanted to be the mother of

might be driving her across a deserted area and God knows where it was taking her. It was just herself and the driver in the car and once Arie looked outright at him and saw how stoic and serious he was with the steering, she couldn't help

at and then forced a convincing smile

h him and forced the smile to go wide, but the man was ind

ing me?" She met eyes with the driver again in the rear mir

s villa...right?" the driver wouldn't say,

esto, signora," the

the man was not responding to her earlier. Her Italia

at made her wonder if she got it right. The man finally

gan to wonder what her place would be in the billionaire's house. It was pretty obvious what her place was in his life--she was his surrogate. For some reason, Arie felt sad that Mr. Roeg might think less o

hey think of you. The best way to win against a strong opponent, she thought, might be to attack first. So, before Mr. Roeg could think of treatin

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ife. The air rushed at her as if to ward her away as if she didn't belong there. Maybe that was true, maybe she

ckles on her skin and made her swoon from within, the calmness that surrounded her a

e waves crashing on the rocky barricades at the bay. There were roses, hibiscus flowers, and grasses

dyguards, which seemed okay. Mr. Roeg was a business tycoon and a billionaire, it was sane to think that a man like him would have more enemies than friends, but the fact that there would be extra eyes watching her in the house made Arie f

towards her. He was already a foot away from her when she noticed, but by then she couldn't

t we get you to look up

face. The way he smiled at her pronounced his cheeks slightly, his full lips looking daring at her as if beckoning. Her cheeks flushed. She could feel every sensation in her body awakening to the presence of this unusual man. It was impossible to treat him any less than his aura and status give away at first s

ained for. He'd seen Arie's picture, but now he couldn't admit more

Her curves were well-defined in her blue gown. She was wearing a denim jacket over it, her long hair lying about her face and shoulders. Her eyes were relativel

rie

roat and breathed fr

s hand. "Mr. Panos made a point about

licted she felt. To finally be meeting someone as prominent as Mr. Roeg but forcing h

e, after all, s

ded. "C

Arie noticed that the blue in his eyes seemed to light up whenever

with?" he said while p

he strange thing that Mr. Roeg had just discovered. She was told to travel li

Pano

ken. Everything you'll need is alrea

, I'm sure you pick

rubbed his forehead gently.

t's hope you got the rig

und without wearing one

was so casual about it that she felt sexually assaulted and annoyed, but what wa

. Ro

l ears,"

people and their arrogance?" she sai

dely. "Have I

o refer me to go around without a

lt differently if w

e was no right answer and somehow she

"Hey, bunnypearl, this is the twenty-first century, a lot of women go around w

dn't realize that you brough

he case, but unfortunately it wasn't. Now I have to go

r. Roeg's child. There was no doubt that while in his house she might have to deal with seeing other women come and g

" he chuckled. "Wh

ck, Mr. Roeg. Thanks

someone anyone would

The magazine passed out t

seeing me for who I truly am. That's an

he laughed d

ether we get along from here on or not,

, Mr. Roeg. Not in

said, then he turned and walked towards the car.

re, Arie. And call me Damie

r as a friend when she was carrying his child. But what did she have to lose? S

d with her, so she halted to suck in a breath. He might have come off as a jerk, but Arie found