Born to be Bad
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One night, when all the other guests have left, Milly finds herself dancing with the Devil himself. His touch, his kiss, even his words seduce.
Being in his arms is pure passion and delight, but she’d never anticipated the shame of being paid.
Carol Marinelli
Carol Marinelli recently filled in a form asking for her job title. Thrilled to be able to put down her answer, she put writer. Then it asked what Carol did for relaxation and she put down the truth - writing. The third question asked for her hobbies. Well, not wanting to look obsessed she crossed the fingers on her hand and answered swimming but, given that the chlorine in the pool does terrible things to her highlights - I'm sure you can guess the real answer.
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Born to be Bad - Carol Marinelli
Born to be Bad
An International Bad Boy Novella
Carol Marinelli
B
orn to be Bad
Copyright © 2014 Carol Marinelli
Smashwords Edition
The Tule Publishing Group, LLC
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
ISBN: 978-1-940296-86-9
Table of Contents
Title Page
Copyright Page
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Epilogue
Meet Carol Marinelli’s Other Sexy Russian
The International Bad Boy Series
About the Author
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hapter One
"Roman’s here!"
Milly felt her breath catch in her throat as her manager, Simon, came into the small kitchenette and informed her that Roman Zaretsky had just arrived at the exclusive Club Lounge of Ravello’s—a luxurious London hotel where Milly worked serving their most esteemed guests.
How Milly wished that she had made just a little more effort with her appearance tonight. The cream suit that was her uniform was unflattering for her plump figure, though there was nothing she could do about that. Still, had she known that seriously gorgeous Roman would be in tonight then Milly would have, as she usually did, taken the time to straighten her long red curls and worn just a little bit more make up. Instead, she had stayed a little too long visiting her mother in the nursing home. It had been nice to see her mother, Catherine, in such a good mood and reminiscing about when Milly’s father had been alive. So much so that, instead of dashing home to her small studio flat to get ready for work, Milly had spent time chatting with her mother. She had got caught in a spring shower on her way to work and had arrived a little breathless, her hair damp, but just on time for her evening shift.
I thought that Roman was supposed to be at his uncle’s funeral today,
Simon commented.
That was this morning,
Milly said, because she had watched the coverage on the news. It’s now eight at night.
Which is rather tame by Zaretsky standards,
Simon said as Milly went over to a small mirror to refresh her make-up. She pinned a couple of stray curls back into place and reapplied her coral lip-gloss.
As if Roman would even notice, Milly thought. He dated seriously glamorous women.
Well, dating was probably a bit of an overstatement.
Still, as she took the shine off her nose, her two-minute make-over made her feel a little more ready to face him.
Dear shy, sweet Milly.
Simon said as he watched her. Roman Zaretsky would crush you in the palm of his hand.
I know that he would,
Milly smiled.
What a way to go though!
Simon, who was very camp, sighed. He’s completely divine.
I thought that you didn’t like him?
Milly frowned. Simon always groaned whenever Roman came into the Club Lounge and was on tenterhooks until he left.
Oh I like him. In fact, I have a huge crush on him,
Simon corrected. "I just don’t like having a ticking time bomb sitting in my Club. He’s already pissed. Be mean with his drinks, Milly—I want to get out of here bang on time tonight. I certainly don’t want to be filling out incident reports because Roman’s decided to trash the place."
He’ll be fine,
Milly said.
Maybe he shall. He does seem to behave for you. Hey, did you see that Isaak has gone and got engaged?
Milly had! Roman’s brother’s surprise engagement was all over the news and Internet.
Roman and Isaak Zaretsky were notorious for their bad boy ways and were more known for their reputation with women than their amazing business successes. Roman had actually been married for a short while, but his pregnant wife had died a few months ago in a car crash and it still hadn’t made it to yesterday’s news. In a bid to escape the frenzy of the press, Roman had checked into Ravello’s under a pseudonym.
Everyone knew who he was though.
Since his arrival at Ravello’s, there had been many wild parties held in the presidential suite that had Roman’s signature all over them. He merely paid for the damage and then proceeded to do it all over again.
A little more satisfied with her appearance, Milly tried to concentrate on pouring two glasses of champagne over strawberries for a couple who were here on their honeymoon. Knowing Roman had arrived though, meant that her hands were shaking and the bubbles cascaded over the side of the glasses.
Milly!
Simon scolded.
She went to tip the drinks down the sink but Simon told her to leave them at the side and they shared a little smile.
One of the perks of the job was the leftovers! When the complimentary drinks and hors d’oeuvre finished at nine pm—and once they’d set up for breakfast, Milly and Simon would be eating the leftovers and drinking, the best, albeit flat, French champagne.
Milly picked up the glasses to head out there.
Remember to call him Mr. Mason, or Andrew,
Simon warned and Milly nodded.
As she walked out and saw Roman sitting staring out of the window in a black suit, so palpable was his grief that Milly ached to go over and offer condolences, but instead she took the newly-weds their drinks and made a little small-talk with them about the stunning view of London.
Clifford, a judge who stayed at the hotel during the week when he was overseeing a trial, was clamouring for her attention. Clifford gave her the creeps and was always a touch too suggestive. Milly was more than used to it. Some of the upper-class guests assumed that because she worked here and was paid to be friendly, this meant that there might be favours later. It happened with some of the other staff—she was quite sure it happened with Simon—but Milly was blushing and shy around men, though she did her level best not to show that at work.
I’ll be with you in a moment, Clifford,
Milly sweetly smiled and recalled her mother’s oft-repeated words when she was growing up—you should be an actress, Milly.
Here, in The Club, her acting ability got her through.
Tomorrow, in real life, she might actually become one! Milly used to work here by day, and perform in small productions by night. Painfully shy in real life, on stage—behind the mask of make-up and costume—Milly came alive, but she had had to give up that dream to look after her mother. With her mother now in a home, slowly the dream was coming back and she had an important audition tomorrow.
Milly made her way over to Roman. His black tie was loosened and his long legs were stretched out and he was strumming the table with his fingers. He really was incredibly beautiful, with solemn grey eyes and a full sulky mouth. His brown hair was brushed back and tousled. There was so much restrained energy to him, so much tension, that it might merit Milly being a little nervous in her approach but, unlike Simon, she wasn’t fazed by Roman.
Good evening, Mr. Mason.
Milly smiled her corporate smile to Roman. It’s nice to see you back.
Milly.
Roman nodded in brief response.
They had established their routine the night Roman had first checked in and she had gone over and introduced herself and asked if she could get him a drink.
Vodka.
He had given a one-word response and had offered no please, and no thank you when she had brought it to him. That first night she had placed his drink on a small coaster that bore the hotel crest, and as she had turned away almost immediately, he had called her back and had given a brief nod to his now empty glass. Milly had removed it and brought him another drink and Roman had told her that in future he would prefer the vodka to be kept in the freezer and the glasses to be kept cold.
They never deviated from their routine and Milly wasn’t expecting to tonight.
May I get you a drink?
Milly offered.
Apple juice.
He watched as Milly blinked and then she gave a small nod and headed over to another guest.
Roman sat idly watching Milly.
She looked amazing tonight, her hair was a little wild and pinned up and he would love to take it down.
Milly, Roman knew, was the reason that he was here tonight.
Ivor’s funeral had been hell. Returning to the cemetery where Ava had been buried a few months ago, had done nothing to help his dark mood.
Somehow, Milly soothed him.
It was a surprise to Roman that he admitted it even to himself.
He knew how shy she was. Occasionally, they ran into each other in the corridor when he came down to Club and she was