His Sicilian Cinderella
His Until Midnight… ?When millionaire Matteo Santini bought one night with Bella Gatti it was to protect her innocence from the dangerous game she was caught up in. He never expected to be so undone by their fierce attraction – nor by her disappearance the next day.Chambermaid Bella has escaped her shameful past, but memories of that night with Matteo still burn. Forced to attend Sicily’s most exclusive wedding with him, Bella knows the dark-hearted tycoon will want a reckoning. And as the clock strikes twelve it’s clear the only way Bella will be leaving the party is with Matteo – via his bed!Discover more at www.millsandboon.co.uk/carolmarinelli
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âAre you surprised to see me, Matteo?â
âNot really.â He shrugged, as if facing her again was the easiest thing in the worldâas if he hadnât spent the best part of the night locked in sensual dreams with her. âI heard at dinner last night from Sophie that you worked here â¦â That would account for dreaming of her, Matteo decided, and then he remembered why they could never be.
She preferred her work to him.
âAre your clientele richer here, Bella?â
âThey are.â Bella smiled. âI wonder if even you could afford me now.â
âOh, but Iâm sure that I could,â Matteo said. âGiven that Iâm looking to buy this hotel. In a few months time I may well be your boss â¦â
âNever!â Bella spat.
âWhy are you suddenly so cross?â Matteo asked, his voice a low husk, his face far too close to hers, so close that he could feel her soft rapid breaths on his cheek. âFrom what I remember we parted on very friendly terms.â
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CAROL MARINELLI is a Taurus, with Taurus rising, yet she still thinks sheâs a secret Gemini. Originally from England, she now lives in Australia and is a single mother of three. Apart from her children, writing romance and the friendships forged along the way are her passion. She chooses to believe in a happy-ever-after for all, and strives for that in her writing.
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âYOUâLL COME WITH ME?â Matteo checked. âYouâll meet me and Luka at the airport this morning?â
He couldnât quite meet Bellaâs eyesânot just because there was a bruise on her cheek that his hand had made, more that last night had left him feeling more open and exposed than Matteo was used to.
And yet, for the most part, there was no sense of regret.
Bella looked up at the man who had had her heart since she was sixteen. On her first day as a chambermaid at Brezza Oceana she had started her shift feeling awkward in her uniform and missing her friends from school, but at least her closest friend Sophie had started working there that day too.
Bella and Sophie had walked along a corridor, only to see a few of Malvolioâs men coming towards them, including Matteo Santini and his half-brother Dino.
The young women had stepped back to let the group pass but even as theyâd done so Bella had braced herself for what was to come.
Sophie was out of bounds. She had been promised to Luka and they would get engaged soon. Even though he lived in England, Luka was Malvolioâs son and so they didnât say anything to her.
The lewd comments were instead all aimed at Bella, because they knew she was Maria Gattiâs daughter and were aware of her motherâs occupation.
Bella was more than used to it.
âHey!â Matteo said sharply, and for a moment Bella thought he was speaking to her but then he turned to the group, his brother included, and there was anger in his rich, deep voice. âDéjala en paz.â
He told them to leave her alone and when Dino argued Matteo said it even more firmly. In fact, when Dino persisted, Matteo shoved him against the wall and, still holding his brother there, he briefly turned to Bella.
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He had told her, not unkindly, to go away and leave them. It was the only time he had really spoken to her, but even before then heâd had a little bit of her heartâif her mother had money for Malvolio, it was Matteo she would ring to come and collect it, rather than Dino.
âAt least Matteo only takes the money,â her mother would say.
Yes, little by little, over the years, Matteo had collected pieces of Bellaâs heart and now finally he had taken it all.
Last night Matteo had made her his lover and he had been her first.
Yes, the night had started out in the cruellest of circumstances, but they had been circumstances that had been forced upon them.
The coastal town in Sicilyâs wild, wild west was ruled by Malvolio.
The game was called fear and the people were his pawns.
He owned the hotel and most of the businesses and was a cruel landlord to most of the town. Despite the idyllic surroundings, there was crime and corruption at every turn and it was also a dangerous world if you did not play by Malvolioâs rules.
Yet somehow, together, they had made last night beautiful and now, this morning, Matteo had asked her to leave Bordo Del Cielo with him.
