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This was the one place he could focus without distractions A orking here orth a month in his busy London office He liked the solitude, the peace and tranquillity of being alone, without people needing hi

Here he could let his shoulders down and relax Here he could think Clear his head of the stress ofthe effects of his father’sof projects and clients

Lochbannon was also one of the few places where he could escape the intrusive spotlight of the press The repercussions of his father’s profligate lifestyle had spread across his own life like an indelible stain The newshounds were always on the lookout for a scandal to prove their theory of ‘like father, like son’

Even before he turned off the engine he heard the sound of Bonnie’s welco bark He sht about her precious dog being too sensitive to leave with strangers Besides, he had to ad rather ho

The door opened before he could put his key in the lock and a pair of wide grey eyes blinked at hi a prowler on the doorstep instead of the post here?’

James’s hand fell away fro behind him had frozen hieous, ieously wild Aiesha Adams ‘I believe that’s supposed to be my line,’ he said when he could locate his voice

At a casual glance there was nothing outstanding about her features Dressed in a loose-fitting boyfriend sweater and yoga pants and without th chestnut hair that was neither curly nor straight but somewhere in between Skin that was clear and unlined apart from a couple of tiny scars that were either from chickenpox or the site of a picked pimple, one on the left side of her forehead and one just below her right cheekbone She was of average height and of slienes rather than effort, he surmised

For a ain

But look a little closer and the unusual colour of her eyes was nothing short of arresting Breath-snatching Storm and smoke and shadoirled in their depths

The shape of her mouth had the power to render a man speechless That lush, ripefullness, the youthfulness, and the verned it physically hurt to look and not touch

What was she doing here? Had she broken in?

What if soalloped ahead a few beats What if the press found out? What if Phoebe found out?

Aiesha’s chin caht James had seen her do so well in the past, her body posture irl to sultry, defiant tart in a blink ‘Your mother invited me’

His ht iton? Hisabout Aiesha Not One Word Why would his irl who’d caused so much heartbreak and mayhem in the past? It didn’t make sense

‘Rather nanimous of her under the circumstances, is it not?’ he said ‘Has she locked up her jewellery and all the silver?’

Her eyes flashed gunrey fire at him ‘Is anyone with you?’

‘I hate to repeatyou’ Ja so, it made the sudden silence and the space between them far too intimate

Being intierous He dared not think about it Would not think about it Being in the same country as her was reputation suicide, let alone in the same house She oozed sex appeal She wore it like a slinky coat, slipping in and out of it whenever she felt the urge Every movement she made was pure seductress How many men had fallen for that lithe body and that Lolita lower and that upthrust chin she still ed to look sex kittenish He could feel the thrum of his blood in his veins, the sudden rush of sexual awareness that was as shocking to him as it was unwelcome

He bent down to ruffle Bonnie’s ears to distract hi At least someone was pleased to see him

‘Did anyone follow you here?’ Aiesha asked ‘The press? Journalists? Anyone?’