Blackmailed For Vengeance (19 page)

Lee had looked up at him
wanting so badly to believe him, the emotions on her face betraying
her

His hand had gently stroked her
cheek

“I promise this is the
truth”

Lee had finally looked up at
him, her eyes shining as she believed him her mouth trembling
slightly

“I’m sorry” she whispered “I
thought…”

With a small smile he had
said

“I thought you didn’t do
jealousy Lee”, he whispered, as she had smiled gently

“Well I guess it turns out I do
a little” she had answered her voice sensual, as her eyes had
looked at his lips with such need on her face.

With that Yanis had moved one
arm around her back and the other around her shoulder to lift her
up to cradle her in his arms, as his mouth had sought hers. Lee
could taste the heady whisky on her tongue as his mouth had
demanded hers, his tongue flicking inside her softness, as she
caressed his with hers making him moan, a soft sensual sound from
the back of his throat. His kiss was demanding and passionate as
she had kissed him back just as hungrily. Slowly he had sunk back
down onto the bed with her gently undressing her as she undressed
him. Wordlessly the two had made love, their bodies melding
together with a need which was raw and full of such passion. She
had kissed his body, her tongue licking up and down the length of
him, as he had done the same to her, his mouth sucking in her
tightened nipples, causing her to gasp as the electric pulses
throbbed achingly between her legs with such need that she had
cried out his name. With a groan he had raised himself above her
and with one sure movement he had entered her, shivering at her
bodies embrace against the hardness of him. Lee’s eyes had closed,
her face showing the pleasure having him within her brought, as he
had watched her beautiful face, his own eyes closing, as her mouth
had groaned deeply her hands moving to gently stroke his buttocks,
causing him to thrust deeper and harder into her as he brought the
two of them together to the peak, before falling into the deep
abyss on the other side, as they had cried out against each others
mouths, both of them climaxing together, clinging to each other as
their mouths held each other fiercely until the very last sensation
had died away and then their kisses became more gentle and soft,
before they had collapsed in each others arms breathing raggedly,
holding on so tightly to the other. As she had felt sleep once more
tugging at her, she had smiled so tenderly at him, her eyes once
more full of such emotions which had his whole insides flip
flopping with such strange sensations.

As he lay holding her in his
arms, he couldn’t help but relive the panic her words that morning
had raised within him. With a frown he had wondered why should he
care, she was there for one reason and one reason only – revenge.
He would have justice for his friend. He had always known they
would be lovers, but Lee was so different from any other woman he
knew. His head told him exactly what this woman was, but recently
he had doubted himself, not something Yanis Demitri did, he was
never wrong, and people like Lee Andrews were only ever characters
from story books. Nobody was that good or kind or gentle. With a
look down on her lovely face he once more felt the desire which
raged through him whenever she was there. He was not ready to let
her go, not until she showed her true colours, but with a small
frown he wondered even then if he was prepared to let her go.

He had remembered seeing her
against the tree on the island, memories of his mother coming
flooding back to him, memories he had suppressed many years ago.
Why did Lee Andrews remind him so much of her, she had been the
most wonderful woman in the world, the light of his fathers life,
nothing like the gold digger he held in his arms. With a frown and
his whole being in turmoil, Yanis had finally fallen asleep beside
her, determined to think about it in the morning. Perhaps something
could be arranged which would suit them both was his final thought
as his eyes had closed his expression determined.

The next morning waking up, she
had found herself alone, suddenly sad not to have him there with
her. She had hoped that he would spend some time with her that day,
suddenly feeling lonely, until at that point the door had slowly
opened as he had moved back into the room

“I thought I would try my hand
at breakfast” he said softly coming in with a tray of what
resembled burnt toast

“I may not be taking this up as
a career” he had added ruefully, as she had giggled. With a laugh
back he had placed the tray back outside before returning to her in
the bed.

“Are you mocking my hard work”
he asked his eyes sparkling

“Now that deserves punishment”
he said as his fingers moved to her as he enjoyed the way her face
lit up with the laughter on her face, as she giggled under him as
he tickling her making her once again squirm. As they lay panting
and still laughing she had looked into his eyes the feeling of love
in her heart so strong she could no longer contain it. Placing her
hands on his cheeks she had said softly

“I love you Yanis”

His reaction was one of
complete shock. Freezing instantly, the smile falling from his lips
at her words his eyes had scanned her face in complete surprise. In
them there was briefly a fierce fire which burnt so brightly before
his expression had hardened and the look was replaced by an icy
coldness. Lee’s heart sank as she watched this all happen in a
split second.

Yanis rolled off her onto his
back, his face frowning at the ceiling as she watched him, only
aware that she was holding her breath as he began to speak and a
small sob had escaped her

“So now you have decided on a
new victim eh Lee…or is this a ruse to get away from me. Well it
won’t work,
Cara
. You can tell me you love me.. I don’t
believe you, but even if you did.. remember you are nothing more
than a body in a bed to me… remember your words”

Lee had closed her eyes to stop
the hurt from showing in them as he continued

“And you will remain in my bed
until I decide it’s over .. and not before”

Before he could stop her she
had stumbled out of the bed somehow making her way to the
bathroom

“I need a shower” she stuttered
as she locked the door behind her.

In automatic pilot she had
turned on the jets of water before a sudden sense of nausea had
made her run to the toilet to be violently sick. As she then took
off her clothes stepping into the water the tears came, heartbroken
silent tears which streamed down her face as she slowly sank to the
corner of the shower hugging herself protectively, letting the
water stream over her as she sank her head into her arms.

She didn’t know how long she
had stayed like that but the knocking on the door pulled her round
as she heard Yanis’s voice

“Lee, Jim is awake, we have to
go”

Her heart had jumped at the
news

“OK” she stammered “10
minutes”

“I’ll get ready in the other
room meet you down stairs” she heard him say, his tone sombre, as
once more everything went quiet.

Stepping into an empty bedroom
Lee had quickly dressed, brushing her hair and putting on some
make-up to disguise how pale she looked and how red her eyes were.
However, the reflection which stared back at her still looked tired
and vulnerable.

Jim was awake she thought to
herself, finally the truth would be known and she would be free.
She stopped the sob which rose within her at the thought that she
would never see Yanis again, although part of her thanked whatever
God had woken Jim so that she didn’t have to spend any more time
seeing the contempt in his eyes as he ridiculed her declaration of
love.

Slowly a strange calm had
fallen over Lee as she felt herself become numb and almost serenely
she had moved down the stairs to join Yanis who was watching her
with a strange expression on his face.

She had sat quietly in the car,
as he drove through the traffic, after several minutes he had
looked over at her

“So have you thought what you
are going to say to him Lee” he asked softly, frowning as she had
replied

“I’m not the one who needs to
worry Yanis”

Her voice was cold and
toneless

“How do you think he will feel
to find out his best friend is engaged too and sleeping with the
woman he loves?”

He had looked at her in shock,
cursing angrily in Greek.

“So finally you drop the
pretence Lee” he said scathingly. She had just given a mirthless
laugh

“I might as well say what you
want to hear… you don’t believe a word I say anyway”

She said coldly her eyes
looking unseeingly out of the window. He had frowned a look of
concern crossing his handsome features, as he opened his mouth to
say something before closing it again with an angry sigh as he
turned into the hospital car park.

As she had made to leave the
car, he had locked the doors stopping her exit. Lee had sat back
unflinching staring ahead of herself, her face a mask of
indifference

“Lee, he said gently” as she
had looked over at him

“I’ve given it a lot of
thought.” He said his face frowning with concentration

“Maybe we should get married”
Lee looked up at him with shocked surprise on her face

“What” she gasped “but you
said…” she began, as he had continued

“It would be the perfect
solution. You want the lifestyle, and having a wife would make
things easier for me. The press love you and…” his voice had become
quieter and softer “in exchange I want children. On the island, you
asked what was missing from my life, and it is children. You would
be the perfect mother I know that and I know that we could have the
perfect marriage”

“But you don’t love me” she
said in surprise as he had frowned

“Love, doesn’t come into it…I’m
talking about an arrangement which suits us both”

“A loveless marriage” she said
softly

“What does love have to do with
anything” he bit back “I am offering you everything you ever
wanted. All the money you could ever spend”

Sadly she had looked at him
“How do you know what I want Yanis”

“You tagged me as a
heartbreaking, gold digging heartless bitch from the moment you saw
me and despite everything you have never changed your opinion of
me. I don’t need your money” she said softly

“I have plenty of my own”

Seeing Yanis about to argue she
had looked at him

“I inherited a fortune from Mrs
Green.. “she said a small note of pain audible as she mentioned the
other woman’s name

“it was never about your money
Yanis, and there seems little point in trying to make you
understand because you can’t you are completely incapable of
understanding…I feel sorry for you, you will never be able to love
anybody, you will just move from one meaningless relationship to
another”

She looked down again at her
hands clasped so tightly on her knees

“I could never bring children
into that kind of marriage Yanis, and I never want it for myself.
When I do get married it will be to somebody who loves me”

He had looked at her with
confusion and what seemed close to panic before anger once more
filled those lovely eyes “Somebody like David Jones you mean”, he
threw at her. “It must be such a relief to know that he is still
interested Lee” he cried at her. “But just remember that the terms
of our contract mean that you stay with me until I decide to end
it” he said through gritted teeth, a strange wild look in his
eyes

Lee had looked back at him, a
sad expression on her face

“Or when Jim tells you the
truth and I end it” she said with such a pained look on her
face

Yanis had closed his mouth his
lips tight as he unlocked the door.

Lee hadn’t waited for him, but
had moved out of the car walking forward towards the entrance. He
had quickly caught up with her and silently together they had made
their way to Jim’s ward.

As they entered Lee had cried
out with delight seeing her friend sitting up against the pillows
watching as they came into the room. He had spotted Lee first and
smiled broadly at her as she rushed over to him to throw her arms
around him

“Dear God Jim, you gave us such
a fright” she cried

“I was worried sick about
you”

He had laughed weakly at
her

“Steady on” he laughed, only
then spotting Yanis behind her

“Yanis” he cried with
delight

“You two know each other” he
said with a smile. Lee had smiled gently back at him.

“We met here” she said the hurt
look in her eyes not escaping Jim who despite his own condition had
looked at her with concern instantly spotting her pale face

“Are you OK” he asked her
placing a hand on hers. Lee had looked over at Yanis who was
watching the scene before him with a sick feeling slowly working
through him

“They found a letter in your
car Jim” she said gently

“They think that you tried to
kill yourself because you were in love with me”

Jim looked at her in stunned
silence for a few seconds

“They thought what..” he said
in disbelief before looking at Yanis

“No…no” he cried softly

“There was a dog or something
in the road, I swerved to avoid it… it all happened so fast”

Pausing he had looked at her
again

“Did you read the note” he
asked as she had nodded

“Then you know what it was
about” he said frowning in surprise. Lee had nodded again

“And you didn’t tell them the
truth” he said, a small tear rising to his eye. Lee had brushed it
away with her finger before hugging him

“It wasn’t for me to tell” she
said softly