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stretching his arms wide. “Welcome to my second home.” The property he had purchased after he’d amassed a fortune glinted in the bright sun, its tan stucco exterior and terra cotta tiled roof standing high in the cliffs beyond the shoreline.
    Sunrays reflected across the cerulean waters and painted the beach a sharp shade of white. Cassandra raised her hand to shield her eyes from the sun. “Will we stay there tonight?” she asked a little too hopefully.
    “You’re getting your bearings.” Marco crossed the deck and brushed a stray strand of her hair from her cheek. “We’ll stay on board, visit the villa onshore, and play tourist before we return to Key West in two weeks.” He held her eyes, as blue as the ocean surrounding them, willing her to understand that now was not the time to leave the Diablo. Not when she had just regained a spark of her passion for the ocean. And, he hoped, that passion would ignite into more desire firing between them.
    For a moment he thought she’d argue, but Cassandra didn’t flinch. “You’re right,” she said. “The best way I can get past this ridiculous phobia is to stay on the Diablo . Because the Chief Operating Officer of Nelson Industries should test run her production line, don’t you think?”
    All he wanted to test run was Cassandra. Not just because she was sexy as hell, but because he admired her for her courage. And for her determination to beat down her fears. “Exactly,” he said. “Do you feel well enough to eat?”
    She gave him a flirtatious look. “Actually, I’m more interested in doing other things.”
    Suddenly it was Marco who felt out of his element. Here was a woman who already had wiggled her way beneath his usual tough exterior, the mask he presented the world. Now she played the vixen to perfection and he was hot for her. But not too hot to rush into bed with her after waiting this long for the moment to be right. No matter how much she pushed.
    “There’s plenty of daylight, Tesoro . Let’s swim.” He wrapped his arms around her, drew her near, nipped her earlobe, and felt her body tremble. “I can’t wait to see you in one of the bikinis I bought when we were in Vegas.”
    She swallowed hard, and he could see her pulse fluttering in her throat. “They’re awfully tiny. I don’t think I’ll do any of them justice.”
    Dios. Why didn’t Cassandra know she was beautiful? Having brains didn’t mean she wasn’t sexy. But she had done her very best to hide all her luscious curves behind manly suits and unsexy shoes. He much preferred her now. Sexy, smart, and all his. “I’m sure you’ll look fantastic. But I doubt you’ll be wearing it for long.” He traced his lips down the smooth column of her neck, kissing and nibbling lower.
    “Marco, are you sure you want to go for a swim?”
    “ Si.” He teased her with his tongue, eager to possess her. But first he’d build her anticipation and then he’d teach her how to be 100-percent his woman.
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    Delicious tingles traveled through Cassandra’s skin and pooled between her thighs. She ached for Marco, could feel herself getting more and more aroused with each sensual touch. She rocked into him. “You’re absolutely sure?” she asked. All she wanted was the feel of his mouth on hers. The rush of his hands over her body, bringing her to life.
    Marco stopped kissing her neck and framed her face with his powerful hands. “Patience, my sexy wife.” His green eyes gleamed with unspoken promises of passion.
    Her heart drummed against her breastbone. His wife. The thought ricocheted through her mind, scattering what remained of her logic. Logic would tell her he only wanted sex. But his words, his simple statement, gave rise to a wild hope that maybe, just maybe, she’d unlocked something he’d long held fortified.
    His heart.
    He’d already been so kind, so concerned about her when she’d nearly lost everything she had eaten because of her nausea and terror when they had