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‘God, it’s great to see you,’ Jere Harriet even more with the richness and depth of his voice, which seeh far from short—he was only a couple of inches shorter than Alex—his frah, but the rest of his body was very slender He could easily have eous voice of his

Harriet couldn’t re She didn’t think Alex had actually told her Just that he was a rich friend from Oxford and was a fellow member of their Bachelor’s Club, which meant he, too, had recently beco to a man like an invisible cloak

When he cheekily winked at Harriet over Alex’s shoulder, she got a glimpse of his much-vaunted charm

‘So, who’s this gorgeous creature, Alex?’ he asked as he stepped back to look her up and down, his blue eyes twinkling ‘You neversomeone with you’

‘It was a last-minute decision This is Harriet,’ Alex introduced ‘My PA And irlfriend,’ he added before Harriet could be offended ‘I usually call her Harry, but in present company I think Harriet is called for’

She saw the drily aave Alex ‘You sneaky devil,’ he said, then grinned ‘And you had the hide to tell me that business and pleasure don’t mix!’

‘There are exceptions to every rule,’ Alex said and shtly startled Harriet ‘I didn’t say anything because I agreed to keep our affair a secret But there’s no need for secrets over here, though I think I io isn’t asinto too many details, I have to speak to that chauffeur over there He was going to drive Harriet down to a hotel at Lake Coe her plans and co with me’

‘And rightly so,’ Jere Harriet to fend alone in his friend’s perversely bewitching company It was simply impossible not to like him She wasn’t sexually attracted to him, but she could understand why lots of women had fallen under his spell over the years He possessed a personal charis if he was also your physical type

‘It’s wonderful to see Alex dating a real wo’

‘Disconcerting?’

‘I don’t want to be the only one left a bachelor in our Bachelor’s Club Oops Maybe I shouldn’t have said that Has Alex told you about the Bachelor’s Club?’