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‘I tried to catch you at ho info out of her was not easy Since when did you uy I’ve never even heard of?’ Gwenna winced ‘I only moved this week…and, er, the relationship is very new’ ‘Not to mention sudden and impulsive and that is most unlike you It can only be a wild passion—and about ti in to with a new client and I’d love to see you in the evening We could go to a club I could do with a chill-out session’ Gwenna bea?’ ‘No I have to go back to Germany to tie up loose ends on the park project’ Coain, Gwenna went into the pet hotel with a spring in her step Even though they had only been parted the night before, Piglet was as ecstatic to see hispersuaded hi, she played with hirateful to have a task to devote her energies to, for her recent period of idleness hadheavy on her hands Her plan to take the little dog hoain was disrupted when the chauffeur cae he had received on the car phone: Angelo would meet her at the same exclusive restaurant for an early dinner instead Quite unprepared for the news that Angelo had successfully evaded being delayed abroad for the rest of the day, Gwenna was cast into renewed panic…Having moved metaphoric mountains to overcoelo was still in aggressive single-ed flow Events had conspired to keep hier than he had hoped and his ie that was unfamiliar to him

‘Miss Hamilton has arrived, boss,’ Franco, his chief of security, approached Angelo’s table to murmur

Angelo picked up on the note of admiration and soft ripple of coe through the restaurant At first glance, her stunning beauty held his appreciative gaze Yet, equally quickly, he regretted the changes he saw: he had liked the luxuriant waves in her hair and the unadorned glow of her skin The artificial polish of perfection, however, had already taken a beating Her shiny blonde mane of hair ind-tossed and she had a set of clearly definedpaw-prints stareet her with a smile that bore little of his usual sardonic reserve

Mesmerised by the potent dark allure of his lean bronzed face, Gwenna could not drag her attention from hieringly handso Ten out of ten women would appreciate him at such a moment, she assured herself hurriedly That she should notice him too was par for the course Had Toby been in the vicinity she was convinced she would not have registered that Angelo even existed Her face pink with self-consciousness, she dropped down into the chair pulled out for her occupancy

‘I didn’t think you’dthat the table was set well back froreater privacy for their benefit

Scorching golden eyes locked to hers and stole the very air fros ‘I wanted to be with you and when I want soaze from his, Gwenna lowered her head Now she felt hot all over and there was a tightness low in her tuh voltage sexual charge that he made no attempt to hide ‘Is that your recipe for success?’ ‘That would be too predictable for ne was poured she grasped her glass, sipped steadily through the effervescent bubbles tickling her nose and studied the an to talk to her about Paris and she was intrigued by the discovery that he was an unexpectedly brilliant storyteller, capable of drawing an a picture with a handful of words Enthralled, she listened and drank more than she ate; before dinner, she had shared a bar of chocolate with Piglet

As the cha discomfiture she was happy to let herself be entertained

‘Are you not eating?’ Angelo enquired

‘I’ry’ Except for you , a little voice whispered inside her head, shocking her with that instinctiveshe had believed about her nature But it was true: fascination had taken a powerful hold of her and she had shut out the voice of coround Even though she had suppressed that initial reckless thought she still found it alolden eyes Soon she was lost in her admiration of the ebony luxuriance of his lashes, the smooth olive planes of his hard cheekbones above the blue-black roughened skin of his jaw line and the pure masculine beauty of his wide sculpted mouth