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‘No, that definitely wasn’t fake or you trying to please hened satisfaction in her ear as he gently tugged her hair back fro kiss there

At soel shook her awake and her eyes flew open to focus on him in drowsy surprise He was already fully dressed, sheathed in a sleek business suit, freshly shaven He sank down on the side of the bed ‘I’ back to London There’s a stock-market crisis and I prefer to handle it on the spot with e…you need your sleep right now,’ he said, stroking her cheekbone with unexpected tenderness ‘Once you’ve seen your aunt and your mother you can come and join me’

Angel stared down at his wife,him when he noticed the shadows below her eyes and the weary droop of her eyelids He had been too deh of her in or out of bed and she was so busy being the perfect wife and perfecttime out for her own needs He was selfish, had always been selfish, was trying in fits and starts to be less selfish, but when he wanted her with hi her to sleep the night through was a sacrifice when he would sooner have had her by his side

‘It drives roaned in frustration ‘I could have flown back with you’

‘It wouldn’t be fair to take Elyssa out of bed in the est that you leave her here with Sally unless you’re planning to stay with your fa in question on that score

Merry sighed, unenthusiastic about the prospect of seeing her ain ‘Not very likely After a couple of hours catching up I’ll probably be glad to escape,’ she forecast ruefully

Angel sprang upright again, all lithe, sexy elegance and energy, holding her gaze like a live flalad to have you back,’ he declared with a flashing smile that tilted her heart inside her and made her senses hum

Merry recalled that brief snatch of dialogue over coffee on the terrace the following one upstairs for her nap, leaving her mother free to relax in the sunshine She sht red sundress she wore, preventing it frohs because she didn’t want to flash the gardener engaged in tries of the lawn

Angel had bought her a neardrobe and it had very ht the he in fit and the colour choices too bold, but then she wasn’t used to showing off her figure or seeking attention Maybe that had been Angel’s nefarious plan all along, she reflected ry a her with a selection of gar She certainly wouldn’t put such scheerie, however, was a superb fit and very much to her taste, plain and comfortable rather than provocative or elaborate

One of the maids walked onto the terrace to announce a visitor and a moment later Roula Paulides strolled out to join Merry, a wide sel’s helicopter taking off during the night and thought this would be a good opportunity for us to get better acquainted,’ she admitted

Deter, Merry sel’sfriends yet Merry was also conscious of the possessive vibe that flared through her whenever she relived how she had once felt seeing her husband in the glamorous blonde’s company

Roula took a seat, very self-assured in her designer casuals, her blonde hair secured in a stylish twist, her brown eyes bright as she s about that second smile warned Merry that her visitor wasn’t half as relaxed as she was trying to appear

‘I want tolike this,’ Roula assured her smoothly as she lifted her coffee cup ‘We’re both entitled to our privacy We’ll only occasionallyparty because that is the only time he invites me to his home’