Castell’s
Passion
Arabella Sheen
A night in his arms,
but it comes at a price. Will her heart survive?
Billionaire Marc
Castell, owner of the Castell Hotel Group, isn’t looking
for love. His jet-set lifestyle means he’s a ‘love them and leave them’ type of
guy…that is, until Kate McKenna
walks into his life.
Kate is on the warpath. Her underage sister is planning to spend a weekend
in Paris with Marc’s nephew, and she’s determined to put a stop to the affair
before it begins.
Marc has a plan of his own. He promises to save Kate’s sister from his
nephew, but there’s a condition attached. Kate has to travel to Cannes with him
and play the part of his girlfriend―including spending the night in his bed.
Marc hopes this will solve the problem of the unwanted advances he’s been
receiving from his friend’s wife. But whenever Marc takes Kate in his arms his
world is turned upside down, and he discovers he wants more from her than a
casual weekend fling.
Kate has no time for sexy, powerful playboys. She’s too busy building
her career and expanding her catering business. But when she gets to know the
man behind the façade, she wonders if she can resist the sensual attraction
growing between them. Will she be seduced by his charm and sacrifice everything
she believes in for one night of passion in his arms?
Marc has a battle on his hands as he strives to win Kate’s love…and her
heart.
Excerpt 4...
Marc continued talking on the cellphone, and by the way he paced back
and forth across the room it was obvious something was worrying him.
“Thanks, Hal. Good work. Have the jet fueled and on stand-by. I’ll let
you know what we’re doing on this end. As far as I’m concerned, I’m still
scheduled to fly to Cannes this afternoon, but who knows? I’ll get back to you
when I know what’s happening.”
After a short pause Marc clicked off the cellphone and turned to Kate.
“Which do you want first? The good news or the bad?” he asked, and it
was done in such a manner that it sent shivers of dread down Kate’s spine.
His chiseled features were hard, like granite, and there was a visible
pulse throbbing along the angle of his sharp jawline. Something was wrong.
“You’re not Eduardo?”
“No...not Eduardo.”
“But your secretary said...”
“Clair showed you in here and you assumed I was Eduardo. As I’ve already
told you, I’m not him. He’s my nephew.”
“Ohhh...” Kate was at a loss for words.
“That’s the good news,” he stated bluntly.
Marc didn’t return to his office chair. Instead, he walked around to the
front of his solid, oak desk, leaned back against it, and with his arms folded
across his chest, he waited.
“And the bad news?” she asked, wanting to know the worst.
“That was my pilot on the phone. He thought he saw Eduardo at the
airport...with a girl. Hal’s made enquiries and he’s found out Eduardo’s booked
two seats on a commercial flight to Paris. Knowing how I’d react, Hal phoned to
tell me. You see, Eduardo’s had previous entanglements with women and he’s not
always come off unscathed. Until now I’ve had no reason to intervene or meddle,
but there was one woman who―”
“I don’t believe what I’m hearing. What do you mean his entanglements
with women? Actually, don’t bother answering that. I think I get the picture,”
she told him with a disgruntled tone. “You’ve told me all I need to know about
Eduardo, and all I can say is—it must run in the family. Like nephew, like
uncle. The Castell womanizers.”
Now more than ever, Kate was determined that Nikki was to have nothing
to do with the Castell dynasty.
“It sounds worse than it is,” he said, dismissing her concerns as he
shrugged his shoulders. “Boys will be boys, and men will be men.”
“What makes you think it’s Nikki who’s with Eduardo? It might not be
her.”
Kate was hopeful, but she suspected that when she’d left the house that
morning her worst fears had come true. More than likely Nikki had disobeyed
instructions to stay at home and had rushed to be with Eduardo.
“I didn’t say the woman with Eduardo was Nikki, but do you want to take
that chance, or do you want to follow me to the airport and find out for sure?”
“I’m going call Nikki first,” she told him.
“Go ahead,” he said with indifference and passed his cellphone over for
Kate to use. “I hope you realize we’re wasting precious time. And while you’re
phoning, more than likely they’ll be boarding and taking off.” Digging his
hands deep into his trouser pockets, Marc waited while Kate dialed Nikki’s
number.
When Kate got no response and realized Nikki wasn’t going to answer her
cellphone or pick up the house phone, she looked across at Marc as if it was
his fault. Passing his cellphone back to him, she had to admit defeat.
Castell’s Passion
Copyright © 2016, Arabella Sheen
ISBN: 9781944270384
Publisher: Beachwalk Press, Inc.
Electronic Publication: August 2016
Editor: Pamela Tyner
Cover: Fantasia Frog Designs
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productions of the author’s imagination and used fictitiously.
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