Free Resisting the Billionaire Collection by Drew Sinclair

about
us?"
    Melanie froze, searched her head for
anything that would give her a clue.
    "I'm sorry. The last thing I remember is
giving Mitch what he deserved for--"
    "For what?"
    "Nothing. I remember breaking up with him,
if you really have to know."
    "That's good."
    "I'm glad you think so."
    "That's not what I mean. It's just that it
makes what we have--"
    "We don't have anything. All I remember is
breaking up with my boyfriend and then I wake up with a headache
from hell on a beach in the middle of nowhere with a gorgeous man
lying next to--" She stopped herself. The asshole was smiling. How
could she be so stupid?
    "It's okay," he said, "you're confused."
    She smiled at him for the first time.
    "And I'm gorgeous." The smile left her face.
"And you’re adorable." He added. They stared at each other for a
tense moment before a smile cracked Melanie's face again. Alex
smiled too, an irresistibly sexy smile. In moments, the two of them
were lost in crazy, hysterical laughter, lying on their backs side
by side in the sand.
    "This is all too much." Melanie said when
the giggles finally subsided. "I just--"
    "It's okay, really." Alex rolled up onto his
elbow by her side. "You don't have to remember anything. Just take
your time. Everything will come back. And even if it doesn't, well,
I have no problem starting over again."
    He put his hand out and gently caressed her
cheek.
    Could she really be in a relationship with
this guy? He was the man of her dreams.
    "How long have we -- uh..."
    "Been together?"
    "Yes."
    "Not long. We were just getting started when
the plane went down."
    "What does that mean?"
    "We met in the airport just before the
flight and both of us knew there was something. We could feel it
right away."
    Melanie could feel it right now as well. Her
headache was nearly gone and maybe it was the disorientation, the
exotic surroundings, and the heat, but she wanted this man with all
her heart. If only she could remember, she would take him right
now.
    "Then we met in the plane's private quarters
and it was electric. We couldn't hold ourselves back--"
    "Stop! That's enough. I don't want to hear
anymore. I need to remember things myself. I don't need you putting
thoughts in my head."
    "You're right; forgive me, Melanie. Like I
said, I'm happy to start all over again with you from scratch. Come
on, we better get started taking a look around this island and see
what's floated up on the beach from the plane and what we need to
do to get set up for tonight."
    He stood up and she could see how tall he
was, how strong and rugged he looked in his torn castaway clothes.
He helped her to her feet and she felt like a tiny doll in his
hands.
    "One half of the plane went down over there,
so there should be plenty of salvage coming in from that
direction." He turned to go but Melanie stopped him.
    "What is it?" He said. She put her hands on
his shoulders and stood on tiptoe to reach up and peck him on the
cheek. Although she meant it platonically, the sensation of her
lips against his powerful jaw excited her far beyond anything the
harmless action should have been capable of. This guy was huge,
strong, incredibly sweet, and he had saved her life. He also hadn't
cheated on her. Not that she knew of anyway.
    "What was that for?" he said.
    "For saving me. And for giving me time."
    He gave her that sexy smile again, took her
small hand into his own and then they continued down the beach
together.
    Melanie froze.
    "What's that?" She said, pointing into the
distance. Alex squinted in the tropical sunlight.
    "Oh my God." He gasped. It's a body!" The
two broke into a run and began sprinting across the hot sand.

Chapter Nine
     
    When they reached the prone figure in the sand,
Melanie had to do a double-take. The man on the ground was a mirror
image of the one next to her.
    "Who is this?" She said, as Alex rolled the
man over and began to check his vital signs.
    "He’s my brother, Sebastian -- my twin
brother. We've got to do