CHAPTER FIVE H IS stark words rendered Angel mute.

She felt she had no choice as Leo led her into his bedroom. She chastised herself; there was always a choice. But her choice to retain her dignity and walk away would have an effect on the person closest to her. And she found as Leo kicked the door shut with one foot and led Angel further in, close to his massive bed, that the desire to walk away was disturbingly elusive. She hated to admit it to herself, but was she using Delphi in some way to justify this? Disgusted with herself, because that was a very real possibility, Angel wrenched her hand free from Leo s. The very pertinent fact of her virginity had also been easy to push down to somewhere she didn t want to explore. But now it was rising again. How could it not, when it was about to become an issue? Angel backed a few feet away from Leo and stood tall. I m not going to just fall into your bed like some concubine. His mouth tightened. No, there s a more modern word: mistress. You ll fall into my bed like the mistress you are. I m sure you ve done it for countless others, Angel, no need to be shy. He smiled, and it was cruelly mocking. It s lucky I caught you between lovers. How ? Angel asked shakily, the wind taken out of her sails. How do you know I don t have a lover? Leo walked over to where she stood. Because I ve had you followed since I left Athens and your every move reported back to me. So you see, Angel here Leo reached out and tucked some wayward hair behind her ear I know that you must be dying to get a taste of the life you ve undoubtedly been missing, thanks to your father s excessive greed. He lifted up her hands, which were dry and a little rough from all the cleaning she d been doing. Each time she d had to scrub a toilet she d imagined the day when she d be polishing the white gold of one of her jewellery designs. With no clue as to what was in her head, Leo brought her hands up to his mouth and kissed them one by one, making Angel s heart speed up even as delayed shock made her useless. He d had her followed? You can t deny that you aren t craving the easy life again, Angel, and I can provide that for you. Bitterness that he had so little idea of who she really was made Angel say, Just temporarily, though. She knew saying that would most likely give him the impression that she was greedy, and she hated that she cared. He quirked a brow and dropped her hands, but kept