Blackmailed For Vengeance (10 page)

“We have a ball tomorrow night”
she said her voice slightly ragged

“and I’m really tired” she
added, despite the fact that she had never been more awake.

Moving to the other side of the
room she had wished him a good night, the need to escape from him
strong within her. She could sense the danger that his closeness
held for her and she rushed to remove herself from it.

Yanis had remained seated
watching her, as she fled the room. His initial reaction had been
to stop her, but he felt tired himself. He had spent a whole week
in tense talks and the sudden comfort of his home and her company
had made him relax, tiredness filling his whole being. As she left
he had sighed. She had hit a nerve when talking about the way he
treated other women. With a frown, he knew that she was right, he
didn’t remember most of the names of his ex-lovers and the
realisation of this was causing him to feel uncomfortable, while he
was not really sure why. Finishing his drink he moved towards his
own room putting his feelings down to tiredness.

Lying in her bed that night Lee
had stared at the ceiling, her emotions a turmoil of conflicting
thoughts and feelings. He was the most arrogant man she had ever
met, and yet at other times he was so gentle and kind, his concern
for the children so sincere. He made her laugh and at the same time
infuriated her like no other person she had ever met. He detested
her, yet was attracted to her, just as she was to him. His sudden
appearance that day had shocked her, more at the way she had felt
so alive and yet so unsure of herself at the same time. The sooner,
he ended this charade the better for her she thought to herself,
before with a pained sob her heart had cried that it never wanted
it to end, and with a gasp the truth hit Lee, as finally she knew,
against her complete better judgement she had fallen in love with
Yanis Demitri. With disbelief at this realisation she had closed
her eyes as she had allowed the tears to fall, knowing that the
only way this would end would be with Lee once more having her
heart broken, only this time she knew it would be so much
worse.

As the next day dawned, Yanis
found that he had slept in. Scowling at the clock which read 9, he
had quickly risen before showering and dressing. Fortunately, he
had had no plans, deciding the previous day that he needed a break
after his French trip, and he had moved downstairs. When Maria had
informed him that Lee was already gone, he had felt a strange
deflated sensation, suddenly realising that he had looked forward
to spending the time with her. On finding out that she had gone to
the salon to prepare for that evening he had smiled, well at least
she was finally showing her true colours. Moving to his study, he
had started to answer emails and read over draft documents which
would be needed by the following weekend.

By 5 that evening he had become
annoyed that she was still not home, snapping at Maria as she tried
to feed him dinner. As he had moved upstairs to prepare for that
evening, the door had finally opened and Lee had walked in. She had
grinned at Maria, who had thrown her a warning look, as he had
moved back down the stairs.

“Where the hell have you been”
he asked stiffly

Lee had looked at him in
surprise, as Maria had fled back to the relative sanctuary of the
kitchen

“Doing what you want me to do”
she said “spending your money”

With that she had held up some
bags and a dress bag. For the ball she had had to go to the
boutique to ensure that the dress fitted perfectly. This had taken
several hours, as they had to readjust some of the dress, to
precisely fit her. As she finally had Lee in the shop, the owner,
Claire, had taken the opportunity to get her to try on other
outfits at the same time, and while Lee had refused to buy any more
at that time, Claire had furiously written down details on a note
pad, sure that the time would come when each would be required.

Yanis, had turned abruptly
moving back up the stairs

“You have one hour, don’t be
late”

Lee had rushed up the stairs
after he had disappeared, before jumping into a shower, careful not
to disturb her hair which had been specially placed on her head,
with small curls adding a softness to frame her lovely face.

When she had completed her
make-up, Lee had carefully stepped into the long ball gown made of
a soft taffeta material, of a jade colour, which clung to her body
past her hips before flaring out so elegantly. She had pulled on
the matching shoes and held onto the matching bag before with a
last look in the mirror she had moved out of her room to meet
Yanis.

As she descended the stairs she
had caught sight of him standing in the hall. Lee had watched as he
had turned around to look at her, seeing how handsome he looked in
his tuxedo the darkness of the material highlighting his dark eyes
and hair. He had stopped in his tracks as she had come into sight
before looking with openly admiring eyes

“Well, if you are going to look
like that at the end, then you can be out all day everyday” he
said, his voice soft and sensual to her ears

Lee had flushed slightly at his
words as she reached the bottom step.

“Thank you” she said shyly
suddenly nervous, as he had led her out to the waiting car

The party was a grand affair,
with anybody who was anybody being present. Lee had

felt like an outcast as Yanis
had led her from one group of people to another. She had smiled and
accepted all of the congratulations wishes which came their
way.

In the main she had let Yanis
do most of the talking, although she had found herself unable to
hold her tongue when they had joined one group. Lee had found
herself next to an older rather arrogant looking woman, who seemed
to very much look down her nose at everybody else, Lee had met her
type before, and didn’t enjoy being in her company. She was loudly
complaining about how children from council estates were all
hoodlums, and out to cause trouble, when Lee had stiffly
interrupted her

“Have you ever been to a
council estate?”

The woman had looked at Lee
with a contemptuous look before replying

“Absolutely not” with a tone
which made Lees heckles rise

“Then how do you know” she
asked holding back the anger she felt

The woman had glared back at
Lee

“If you read the papers young
lady “she began before Lee had cut across her

“Perhaps you shouldn’t believe
everything you read in the papers. I grew up in a council estate,
and the only reason that kids hung around corners was that there
was nothing else to do. These kids don’t have money to go to clubs,
they rely on what free clubs and activities are available. If they
hang around then it is only because they have no where else to go
to”

She had looked at the others in
the group

“There are a lot of really good
projects out there to help these kids, projects that are hardly
able to survive because of lack of funding…. So perhaps it might be
better to help these people rather than listen to what the papers
say” she said unaware of just how magnificent she looked as she
stood facing the surprised woman.

Yanis had watched her in
surprise, stunned at the passion she spoke with and the honesty
with which she had readily admitted to her background, not showing
any of the usual pretensions of his dates. As she turned away,
suddenly embarrassed by what she had said he had taken her hand,
giving it an encouraging squeeze. Lee had looked up into his eyes,
hers showing the surprise of his actions.

The rest of the night had gone
in a blur, as she had danced with Yanis enjoying the feel of him
leading her around the dance floor. As he held her close, she could
feel his hands on her sending pleasant sensations through her whole
body. She had lent against him allowing herself to be lost in the
heady scent of him, as he had whispered to her about the different
people they had met, telling her who each person was along with
what they did for a living. Unsurprisingly most were like him multi
millionaires, many inherited from families.

When they had finally returned
back to the house Yanis had asked if she would like a night cap.
She had surprised herself by accepting, as together they had moved
into the library. After pouring them both a drink he had thrown off
his jacket and tie, undoing the top button as he moved over to
stand beside her

“You did well tonight” he said
softly “I was asked if you would be interested in heading a
campaign to bring more projects to urban kids” he said noting the
surprise in her eyes.

“So how do you know about the
projects in the estates” he asked with interest

Lee had taken the drink from
him, looking deeply into his eyes

“I still work with some of
them.. weekends mostly….cheaper than a gym” she said with a small
nervous laugh “When I was younger, my parents couldn’t afford a
lot, so I used to go to some of the dance clubs, and then when I
was sixteen I used to help out… they always needed volunteers” she
said her voice a little ragged seeing the way he looked at her. He
had taken a drink of his whisky before placing it on a nearby table
his eyes watching her face as he moved in closer to her. As he had
taken her drink from her fingers and placed it beside his she had
tried to step back finding herself against the wall

“What are you doing” she asked
quietly, fully aware of his intentions. He had smiled before moving
even closer to her, so that she could feel the heat of him against
her

“Something that we both know
was inevitable” he whispered against her ear, as his head had
lowered, his fingers moving to gently touch her shoulders

“But you hate me” she whispered
back, feeling herself becoming lost as his teeth gently nibbled on
her ear. With a sensual soft laugh he had breathed

“So, that has nothing to do
with this”

Grasping at any small piece of
sanity she could find she moaned

“But how can you want this when
you don’t even like me” she said, causing him to lift his head to
look down on her with such fire in his eyes

“Didn’t we cover this last
night” he chuckled softly “From the moment I ever saw you in the
hospital I wanted you”

Lee looked at him in
surprise

“Had you not turned out to be
who you were then I would have sent you flowers and invited you for
dinner, and …..” he left the rest unsaid his eyes portraying his
plans, as his fingers had lifted a strand of her hair and used it
to gently stroke her ear, sending shivers running down the entire
length of her body

“And I would have said no” Lee
said with certainty

“Why” he asked with interest
and surprise

“Because I know your
reputation” she replied

“You move from one woman to the
next with little or no regard for them” she said

“They are just bodies in a bed
to you”

She could see the brief flash
of anger in his eyes as he held hers with his own

“And yet you want to be one of
those bodies” he said softly his head once more returning to her
ear as he pulled one lobe into his mouth his tongue licking it
gently causing her to bite her lip to stop the groan escaping her
mouth

“No” she managed, as he
chuckled, a deep throaty sound

“Your right Lee, you are a
lousy liar” he said softly

“I can feel how you body
reacts..how you look at me…tell me that you feel it to
Cara
”
he whispered against her flesh as she shivered gently

Suddenly Lee couldn’t speak at
all her mouth dry

“Admit it, you long to feel me
making love to you” he whispered sensually against her, as her eyes
had closed her mouth groaning slightly

“because I feel it to..” he
said softly “tonight Lee we will be lovers”

Lee was struggling to stop her
whole body from exploding into small shivers as he now licked her
neck

“No…I won’t be your lover
Yanis” she said through gritted teeth

“Oh I think you will” he said
softly

“No” she said more
forcefully

“You said that you wouldn’t
force me into your bed”

Yanis raised his head to look
down into her eyes, those wonderful hazel eyes, so full of need and
confusion. With his eyes flicking over her face and finally resting
on her lips she had moaned gently as he pulled her in closer
against him, her body not pushing him away as her head shouted it
to do

“I don’t think I’ll need to
force you” he said quietly “Do you Lee?” he asked as his head
lowered and very gently his mouth had kissed hers. With a shudder,
she had leant in further against him and with a whimper had
returned the kiss her arms snaking around his neck. With a small
triumphant sound Yanis had swept her up into his arms his lips
still causing such sensations to sweep through her before moving to
the stairs to carry her to his room.

Lee was completely unaware of
where she was, not caring as his lips had maintained their
onslaught of her soft mouth, his tongue stroking hers as it invited
her to do the same, the first she realised they were in his room
was when he had gently placed her back down onto her feet the
sudden action bringing her round as he had stepped back slightly to
look down on her, his eyes so dark burning brightly.

As her eyes had opened,
blinking she had for the first time been able to see around his
room, so masculine just like him. Lee had swallowed her eyes so
unsure as she had looked back up at him

“Yanis..” she whispered as his
mouth had silenced her before lifting once more from her his eyes
intent on her hair as his fingers removed the clips which held it
up until it fell about her shoulders. She had seen how he had
followed it his eyes watching the long glossy hair tumble around
her