HOTEL PLEASURES Sebastian's POV I sat in my office and thought about how the conference in Paris ended on a sweet and bitter note for me. It was sweet because I got to see and spend time with a different side of Maria. The side that wasn't uptight due to betrayals and battles from family and loved ones. She was carefree, funny and most of all, a more confident side of her was unlocked. We made love a few more times and I enjoyed every single moment spent with her. But the down side was Ailene's interference. My sister had this crazy idea that my ex-girlfriend should be my wife instead of Maria. I remember the conversation I had with her before I boarded my private jet back home. “I can never marry Svet and you know it. What I had with Svet was too unserious to progress to marriage

