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satisfaction exuding from the man before her.
    “Good. I will have my lawyer meet with you tomorrow afternoon after you meet with Alexis”
    He said in a business-like tone.
    “He wishes to see you for breakfast at the following restaurant at the following time”
    As he had said this he had slid a piece of paper towards her, seeing how she had lifted it, reading the instructions. The handwriting was not known to her, and she assumed it must therefore belong to Alexis Demitri.
    “He is under the assumption that you are doing this for money, and is offering you a very generous allowance while you are married. He will not know anything about our deal………better that way I think”
    Tessa could only nod her distaste at her grandfather so obvious on her face.
    As she had turned to leave he had stopped her once more.
    “One more thing, I will have ten thousand transferred into your account…….we can’t have you looking like some kind of hobo”
    His eyes had looked her up and down with no attempt to disguise his contempt.
    “You will make sure that you get the right kind of clothing for your new role, both in and out of the bedroom Tessa, and to make sure you do I am sending Marcie’s designer over to you in a couple of days”
    Tessa had gritted her teeth, the mention of her cousin Marcie Jones, making her hackles rise. Only a few years older than her, Marcie was as cold and ruthless as her grandfather, her simpering and pouting annoying Tessa.
    “Well that might not be such a good idea John” she had bit back.
    “After all he didn’t seem impressed with the way she looked at your party”
    With no more words Tessa had left the library. Moving out to enter her beat up old car, the shock of what had just happened still filling her. She had been wrong about Alexis Demitri; he was no different than her grandfather. When he had not got what he wanted, he had made a despicable deal with a despicable man.
    As she had finally gotten home to her small apartment, Tessa had rushed to the phone, relieved to hear Andrew’s voice as he picked up the phone. As she had told him that she had managed to secure the money, he had sounded so relieved and thankful at the same time and she could hear how he was holding back the tears, as he thanked her over and over again, promising to return every penny.
    Tessa had put down the phone, her heart filling with warmth that she had managed to help Andrew, despite knowing what a price she was to being made to pay. Fishing out the paper given to her by her grandfather, Tessa had frowned softly. So he was expecting her to be at his beck and call, why not she had thought, he had effectively bought and paid for her. However, Tessa was not about to change her life for him, and picking up the phone once more she had dialled the number on the note hearing as it had rang before being quickly answered.
    “Alexis Demitri” she had heard, that wonderful voice of his inexplicably sending a small pulse of electricity through her, and with anger at herself she had gripped the phone harder.
    “Hello Alexis” she had managed, as she had heard his voice grow softer.
    “Tessa, it is good to hear from you….very good”
    Pausing for a second, she had put on as business tone a voice as she could.
    “I was just phoning about tomorrow morning……I’m afraid I won’t be able to make breakfast” she had managed, hearing a small edge come to his voice.
    “Oh…….and why is that may I ask?”
    Clearing her throat, suddenly feeling like a small child she had answered.
    “I have practice all day tomorrow…….the show is only two days away”
    Hearing as he had laughed softly.
    “Of course it is………I am sorry, I should have realised…….Well that is settled then……you will come to my house after practice and I will make sure that you are fed”
    “No….no honestly, I would really rather just go home, I probably won’t finish till 9 “
    She had stammered, once more hearing how he had