So she’s shocked when she runs into Andreas and is just as attracted to him as she was as a hormonal teenager. Every year she comes back to the island to visit her son’s grave and never has had an issue with leaving. I had some issues with some of his tactics, but I couldn’t fault him for realizing he still cared for her and wanting to keep her close. He immediately turns caveman on her and decides she’s not leaving now that she’s home. His reaction to seeing Louisa again is mostly pure animal instinct. He was such a strong character, yet had hints of vulnerability in him. For how did you divorce yourself from all of that grief and agony and move on in your life as if it had never happened at all? And for the best became a soul-stripping insult, just as time to move on did. Night and day you scanned through a kaleidoscope of memories some light, some dark, some so unbearable you wished you could switch off your head. For how did you divorce yourself from the woman who’d lain in your arms night after night and loved you with every look and touch and soft sigh she uttered? How did you divorce yourself from the sight of her giving birth to your child?Īnd how did you divorce yourself from the inconsolable sight of her the day you placed that child in the ground?

Now, there was a word that mocked itself. Both for his dead son and his estranged wife.ĭivorce, Andreas repeated to himself as he stared at those damn ferry lights. Even after five years, he’s mired in grief.

His father is pressuring him to file for divorce and find a new bride, but he can’t bring himself to do it. This one was an emotional roller coaster ride.Īndreas blames himself for Louisa taking off, knowing he didn’t comfort her and stand strong for her as she needed him to. There’s so much emotion packed into such a short story, you can’t help but feel emotionally wrung out when all is said and done. Andreas will reclaim his wife with the one thing they still have in common…intense physical passion! Now, years later, Andreas can't believe that his runaway wife has dared set foot on Aristos again-and that he still desires her. Here she met and married gorgeous Greek playboy Andreas Markonos and bore him a precious son. The island of Aristos holds bittersweet memories for Louisa. Also in this series: The Billionaire's Pregnant Mistress (Petronides Brothers Duo #1 Greek Tycoons #4)Īmazon | Barnes & Noble | The Ripped Bodice | Google Play Books

The Markonos Bride by Michelle Reid