Page 20 (1/2)

CHAPTER ONE

‘THIS is a private beach’

The deep Latin voice with its hint of censure brought the slender young wo to fasten the top half of her bikini with eyes narrowed against the sun’s glare, Annalisa drew herself up to her full height, only to find herself steering her gaze into the naked chest of a powerfully built man

‘I’m sorry,’ she said auto this stretch of Menorcan sand was reserved for the use of arrogant Spanish males? ‘I was just—’

‘I gathered what you were doing,’ he cut in

‘There’s nothing to say this area is restricted,’ Annalisa said, fighting to keep her gaze in check She judged hi shorts still wet frolistened on his bronzed, toned body Her heart gave a jolt as she lifted her chin to take a proper look at his face He had theeyes… Not just the colour, the shape, or even the fact that twin crescents of thick black lashes cast deep shadows across his chiselled cheekbones; they were simply the most expressive—

‘Do you have signs in your garden back ho her attention

He spoke with all the quiet confidence of a ht as she took stock of her adversary

‘No, but ate’

To her surprise he almost smiled ‘Touché, Miss—?’

‘Wilson Annalisa Wilson,’ Annalisa told hi the need to cross her araze ever left her face, and he certainly didn’t try to crowd her like ood few feet away he made her extremely nervous

And now he s her feel better, the flash of strong white teeth against his improbably handsome face made her feel more aard than ever Maybe it had ested he knew a lot more than she did

‘Pleased to meet you, Annalisa That is a beautiful and unusual name’

‘Thank you My father was Spanish’

‘Really?’

Why that should amuse him she had no idea

‘Rareeting

As they connected she felt the strength in his fingers close around her, and instinctively snatched her hand away ‘I’o—’

‘Go?’ he queried sharply ‘How do you propose to do that?’

‘I’ll swi towards a spine of rocks that divided the two beaches