The Billionaire's Fake Wife

rgeous as the first time she'd l

her gaze from her new boss's mouth as he introduced himself as CEO of

efly if his home country's British colonial background was respo

der. That very mouth had claimed hers in a kiss that had seare

her blood had suddenly heated, then rushed through her veins. The sensation m

ed more now, but like Roland warner

single cut of his neatly trimmed dark brown

twice about the cost, never had to. Nor the price of the tailored business suit that fitt

pumps boosting her height to five foot nine

r. Walter's invitation to sit down. She really needed to g

borate mask she'd worn? She'd certainly recognized himalthough, on that night, she hadn

e like a tangible thing. He'd entered the room alone, standing for a moment in the

was the perfect foil to her Spanish lady and it hadn't taken him

as the countdown to unmasking had begun. But then someone had called his n

She would never in a million years have believed she could fee

rge that came to a rapid halting crash as she became aware

ously and fixed her gaze on

uld you repeat

urve of his lips, and her internal

n when she couldn't keep her wits about her in his presence? S

t the age of thirty-one without that particular character trait, she was sure. Focused people didn't sca

nervous?"

e surprised at my appointment, no

ce with Worth Industries. You're what, twenty-ei

ver of longing down her spine. And his accent. A little bit Upper East Side and a littl

ly has worked, or d

ur brother B

o, when they were alive. They w

really. Especially when you consider that Worth Industries-I mean, Cam

ce he'd been seconded to Vista del Mar short-term only to complete financial viability

an ongoing cost for both Blake and her, and

monthly expenses, including the payments on the small house that had been thei

could plan for a few luxuries for

o further with your work?" he asked, le

ild she'd had a map of the world pinned to her bedroom wall-a round red pin pressed into every

answer. Wow, way to go on impressing the new boss, she tho

now," she said firmly, and sat a

to the pit of her belly. She'd travel to the ends of the world with h

volved in your position with

ll. I have no

home, the habits of ten years were pretty darn hard to break. Besides,

g his decisions had become second nature, although she knew he somet

dge, pacing over to one of the floor-to-ceiling windows that looked out over the Cameron Enterpr

surprised. For eight years she'd been virtually invisible to her peers and ce

no one ever saw me as capable of rising to a position such as this. That's not to say that I don't think I am capable-nothing could be fur

to convince me, Miss Rapha

fore flooding her cheeks with color. Now she'd be a blushing

er that. Since she was a little girl everyone around her

h the way he spoke with that slightly clipped intonation. Yes, as the executive

play across her face in response. . "Thank you, I do know tha

I won't be sor