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‘For how long?’ she caly

Rogan shrugged ‘For as long as it lasted’

‘“It” being a purely sexual relationship?’

‘Of course’

Elizabeth gave a disgusted shake of her head ‘I have absolutely no wish to beco line of your conquests!’ She spat the words at hih he’d just mortally insulted her

The coldness of her rejection was like a slap in the face after Rogan’s i howin his world, he had wanted to take her there anyway…

‘Didn’tmeasure up to the “dark predator” in your book?’ he taunted sarcastically

Colour heated Elizabeth’s cheeks at this reference to the book she had been reading the night Rogan arrived After the way she had responded to hi hadn’tElizabeth could ever have iined it to be

‘I’ back to the house now,’ she bit out abruptly ‘Try not to get cut off by the tide, won’t you?’ she added with false sweetness as she rose to her feet, grabbing up her costuan lance

Rogan had no chance to make any reply as he watched Elizabeth walk away

He sighed heavily as he fell back onto the rock, its coldness acting as a balm to the ache in his loins as he stared up at the cloudless sky

Elizabeth obviously wanted to forget what had happened, but there was no way Rogan would ever be able to forget the way Elizabeth had caught fire in his arms just now Her ready response to the caress of hisrelease

Even if he wanted to, there was no way Rogan could ever forget any of that…

Chapter Seven

‘DOING so…?’

Elizabeth straightened to turn and stare nuan as he stood in the doorway of the library ‘I found it like this when I came in just now’

‘Like this’ ith dozens upon dozens of books tumbled haphazardly from the shelves onto the floor, until hardly any of the carpet remained in view

Elizabeth had been dreading seeing Rogan again after the incident down in the cove earlier thisinto the library to find the room in complete chaos had put that embarrassment completely from her mind All she wanted to do noas just sit down and cry in the midst of all this wanton destruction

She dropped down heavily into the chair that sat in front of the desk ‘Who could have done such a thing?’ She stared down at the piles of books in disarray around her ‘And why?’

‘I think at this an stepped carefully over the piles of scattered books as he came further into the room

‘When…?’ Elizabeth echoed dazedly

He shrugged ‘Did this happen last night, after we had gone to bed, and we just didn’t hear it? Or did so while ere down at the beach?’

Some of the colour returned to Elizabeth’s cheeks at his reference to ‘earlier this ’

‘Is there anything ed as Elizabeth gave hi to decide whether we should tell the police it was simple vandalism or theft’

‘Theft?’ Elizabeth repeated breathlessly, her gaze instantly going to the glass cabinet that stood against the wall near the door

A glass cabinet that Rogan could see stood completely empty, with both of its doors smashed ‘Is that where you put all the valuable books? The Darwin and other books you mentioned yesterday?’

Elizabeth gave a pained wince ‘Yes I—I thought it best to keep theether…But I just ustedly ‘I—Do you think we should call the police?’ She frowned as Rogan’s earlier coistered

He arched dark brows ‘Don’t you?’

‘I…Yes Of course’ She stood up again to run the palhs ‘If you’re comfortable with that?’

‘If I’an demanded

Elizabeth could no longer ht—’

‘I don’t think I want to knohat you thought, Elizabeth!’ he bit out ‘Did ial add to your pleasure this ?’ he continued scornfully ‘Did itfor you?’

Elizabeth felt the colour quickly drain fro—’