Kate Hewitt - The Innocent's One-Night Surrender

Seduced by her rescuer...

Desperate to escape a predatory suitor, Laurel Forrester has no one to turn to in Rome but her stepbrother, Cristiano Ferrero. A dangerous chemistry has always burned between them, even if he believes her to be exactly like her manipulative mother. And trapped in his luxurious penthouse, Laurel realizes how vulnerable she is to his raw magnetism...

Cristiano desires Laurel just as much as he despises her. Intent on getting her out of his system, he proposes one night of sin. But Laurel’s surprising inexperience only increases his thirst for her, and makes Cristiano determined to entice her to surrender again...and again!

‘Where am I to sleep?’ Laurel asked.

‘There’s a guest bedroom across the hall.’ Cristiano pushed open the door opposite his own.

She turned to glance at him and that was her mistake. Her breath came out in a rush as heat flared between them. He put his hand on her wrist.

‘Don’t, Cristiano,’ she whispered.

‘Don’t what?’

‘Don’t touch me.’

‘Don’t tempt you?’ He stroked the silky skin of her inner wrist with his thumb. ‘Is that what you mean?’

Laurel remained frozen, her pulse hammering.

‘Why deny what is between us, bella?’

‘There’s nothing between us.’ She had to nearly gasp the words out.

‘Your body begs to differ.’ Cristiano could see the indecision in her fractured gaze…the desire as well as the doubt. ‘Stop worrying so much. What are you afraid of?’ he murmured, his lips very nearly brushing hers.

‘This…’ she whispered, and then Cristiano kissed her.

After spending three years as a die-hard New Yorker, KATE HEWITT now lives in a small village in the English Lake District with her husband, their five children and a golden retriever. In addition to writing intensely emotional stories, she loves reading, baking and playing chess with her son—she has yet to win against him, but she continues to try. Learn more about Kate at kate-hewitt.com.

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The Innocent’s One-Night Surrender

Kate Hewitt

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To Jenna,

Thanks for spurring me on with this book! Love being able to chat with you.

Love, K.

Contents

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Back Cover Text Seduced by her rescuer... Desperate to escape a predatory suitor, Laurel Forrester has no one to turn to in Rome but her stepbrother, Cristiano Ferrero. A dangerous chemistry has always burned between them, even if he believes her to be exactly like her manipulative mother. And trapped in his luxurious penthouse, Laurel realizes how vulnerable she is to his raw magnetism... Cristiano desires Laurel just as much as he despises her. Intent on getting her out of his system, he proposes one night of sin. But Laurel’s surprising inexperience only increases his thirst for her, and makes Cristiano determined to entice her to surrender again...and again!

Introduction ‘Where am I to sleep?’ Laurel asked. ‘There’s a guest bedroom across the hall.’ Cristiano pushed open the door opposite his own. She turned to glance at him and that was her mistake. Her breath came out in a rush as heat flared between them. He put his hand on her wrist. ‘Don’t, Cristiano,’ she whispered. ‘Don’t what?’ ‘Don’t touch me.’ ‘Don’t tempt you?’ He stroked the silky skin of her inner wrist with his thumb. ‘Is that what you mean?’ Laurel remained frozen, her pulse hammering. ‘Why deny what is between us, bella?’ ‘There’s nothing between us.’ She had to nearly gasp the words out. ‘Your body begs to differ.’ Cristiano could see the indecision in her fractured gaze…the desire as well as the doubt. ‘Stop worrying so much. What are you afraid of?’ he murmured, his lips very nearly brushing hers. ‘This…’ she whispered, and then Cristiano kissed her.

About the Author After spending three years as a die-hard New Yorker, KATE HEWITT now lives in a small village in the English Lake District with her husband, their five children and a golden retriever. In addition to writing intensely emotional stories, she loves reading, baking and playing chess with her son—she has yet to win against him, but she continues to try. Learn more about Kate at kate-hewitt.com . Books by Kate Hewitt Mills & Boon Modern Romance Moretti’s Marriage Command Inherited by Ferranti One Night With Consequences Engaged for Her Enemy’s Heir Larenzo’s Christmas Baby Seduced by a Sheikh The Secret Heir of Alazar The Forced Bride of Alazar The Billionaire’s Legacy A Di Sione for the Greek’s Pleasure Secret Heirs of Billionaires Demetriou Demands His Child The Marakaios Brides The Marakaios Marriage The Marakaios Baby Rivals to the Crown of Kadar Captured by the Sheikh Commanded by the Sheikh Visit the Author Profile page at millsandboon.co.uk for more titles.

Title Page The Innocent’s One-Night Surrender Kate Hewitt www.millsandboon.co.uk

Dedication To Jenna, Thanks for spurring me on with this book! Love being able to chat with you. Love, K.

CHAPTER ONE

CHAPTER TWO

CHAPTER THREE

CHAPTER FOUR

CHAPTER FIVE

CHAPTER SIX

CHAPTER SEVEN

CHAPTER EIGHT

CHAPTER NINE

CHAPTER TEN

CHAPTER ELEVEN

CHAPTER TWELVE

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

EPILOGUE

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Copyright

CHAPTER ONE

LAUREL FORRESTER BURST from the hotel room like a bullet from a gun, aiming for the lift down the hall. Her breath came in tearing gasps and she stumbled in the heels she wasn’t used to wearing—stupid, sky-high stilettos her mother had insisted on.

She heard the sound of the door to the executive suite being wrenched open behind her and then heavy footfalls.

‘Come back here, you stupid little—’

With a mewling gasp of terror, Laurel put on a burst of speed, racing around the corner. The gleaming black doors of the lift shimmered ahead of her, a promise of freedom.

‘Wait until I...’

She closed her mind to Rico Bavasso’s threats and stabbed the button for the lift with a shaking finger. Please, please open. Save me...

Bavasso came round the corner, moving swiftly for a man pushing sixty. Laurel risked a glance back and then wished she hadn’t. Three diagonal cuts slashed one of his lean cheeks, where she’d scratched him, blood oozing down his face in crimson, pearly droplets.