A Champagne Christmas: The Christmas Love-Child / The Christmas Night Miracle / The Italian Billionaire's Christmas Miracle. Catherine SpencerЧитать онлайн книгу.
smile. “You are my wife. You are carrying my child. You will live in comfort and luxury, with nothing to do but enjoy the pleasure of your own company.”
“I’m going insane!”
“How surprising.”
She ground her teeth in frustration. “It’s New Year’s Eve. Elena is going to Red Square…”
Her voice trailed off as she saw him shaking his head.
“There will be half a million people in Red Square. The bodyguards couldn’t protect you.”
“Protect me? From what?”
He shrugged. “I have enemies. Some hate me for my billions, some hate me for my title. You could be kidnapped for ransom. It’s rare but it does sometimes happen. Or perhaps—” he glanced at her keenly “—you’d be tempted to run off in the crowd.”
“I won’t,” she said tearfully. “Please. I just want to live a normal life!”
“Just what every princess wants,” he said sardonically. “And cannot have.”
He turned away.
“Maksim, please don’t leave me here,” she whispered. “I can’t bear to be left like this.”
He paused at the door, not bothering to turn around.
“Have a pleasant evening, my bride.”
She stood in shock in his office until she heard the front door slam and the silence as his bodyguards and assistants left with him.
She walked slowly up the wide, sweeping stairs to her lonely bedroom.
He’d left her alone on New Year’s Eve.
Конец ознакомительного фрагмента.
Текст предоставлен ООО «ЛитРес».
Прочитайте эту книгу целиком, купив полную легальную версию на ЛитРес.
Безопасно оплатить книгу можно банковской картой Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, со счета мобильного телефона, с платежного терминала, в салоне МТС или Связной, через PayPal, WebMoney, Яндекс.Деньги, QIWI Кошелек, бонусными картами или другим удобным Вам способом.