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depression that had overtaken her, but she remembered it as a negative experience, one never to repeat—especially with him.
     
    With a curse, he withdrew just in time. She felt the warm spurt against her thigh as he climaxed and was relieved she had remembered. As soon as he slumped forward, she scooted backward, escaping him to hide under the coverlet. “Now that you got what you came for, leave.”
     
    He looked hurt. “I didn’t come for a quick lay, Molly. I want us to get to know each other, the way we should have before we got married and had a child.”
     
    “Don’t you care what I want?”
     
    He scoffed. “Carter? Can he make you come like that?”
     
    Refusing to answer, she said, “It will never work between us, Aronne. We don’t even like each other. I’m willing to try a limited visitation schedule with you, but anything else is out of the question.”
     
    “I’m unwilling to have limited access. I want you to move in with me.”
     
    She shook her head. “We aren’t leaving our home.”
     
    A slow smile spread across his face. “Very well. I’ll move in here. I’ll even use a guestroom—for now.”
     
    “I didn’t invite you.” She crossed her arms. “I don’t want you here.”
     
    Sounding casual, he said, “Did you know Mamma was excited when I told her I wanted to be a proper husband and father? She didn’t sound distant anymore. More color returned to her cheeks, and I swear she got a little better with the news.” He arched a brow. “It’s her fondest wish that we be as happy as Cristiano and Margot.”
     
    “Don’t do this.” Sophia was one of her weaknesses, and he knew it, the manipulative jerk. He might not be a liar, but he was certainly a selfish schemer.
     
    He moved over to lie beside her, putting his arm over her stomach atop the blanket. “I’m merely telling you what Mamma wants. She could recover faster, or perhaps knowing you aren’t even willing to try will cause a relapse.”
     
    “I hate you,” she said with a depth of passion she hadn’t known she could still feel for the man beside her.
     
    Aronne gave her a sad smile. “You don’t. You wish you did, but it isn’t possible to hate me when we’re so good together in bed.”
     
    Sighing, she said, “Fine. You can stay with us for a few days, until Sophia’s better.” Through narrowed eyes, she saw the trace of satisfaction in his smug expression. “However, you’ll be in the guestroom, and this won’t happen again.”
     
    He seemed on the verge of arguing before he shrugged. “I’ll sleep in the guestroom, but we both know this will happen any time I want it. To avoid accusations of double standards, I will make myself equally available whenever you want me.”
     
    “Never.”
     
    With a quick move, he leaned forward to capture her mouth in a possessive kiss. She resisted, keeping her muscles stiff as long as she could. The moment she relaxed against him and parted her lips, he drew back.
     
    “Never? Somehow, cara mia , I don’t think so.”
     
     
     
    Chapter Five
     
    It annoyed Molly that Cara took to Aronne like she’d known him forever. Aronne seemed comfortable in the role of father and easily picked up everything he needed to know to care for her. Cara seemed to become the center of his world, and she hated feeling jealous of the attention he gave their daughter.
     
    Either he had lost interest in her, or he was trying to be on his best behavior, because he hadn’t even tried to touch her in the past five days. Molly knew that was for the best, but it didn’t keep her from being disgruntled. I just want the pleasure of rejecting him. Yeah, right. She knew that was a lie even as she had the thought. Much as she hated the fact, she still found Aronne desirable.
     
    That didn’t mean she wanted to play happy family with him. It was good for Cara to get to know her father, and perhaps it would have a beneficial effect on him, but the only thing between them