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She shivered as herher with that rapacious expression He was here In his bathroom Not in Sydney

Oh My God What had she done? And hoas she going to undo it?

His hand er continued to slide sensuously over her lower lip, a dangerous touch, a hypnotic caress that slowed ti from her mind but the pleasure it provoked Beneath their calloused texture she could feel the tension ready to claain if she didn’t co-operate

His voice held the sauid quality when he said, ‘So, Didi…or should I call you Dymphna?’

Her whole body rebelled and she speared him with her eyes ‘Don’t call me that—never call me that’

His ree it’s a criain…’ he whisked his thuainst the back of her head, i her ‘…maybe it isn’t such a crime…Maybe you’re not so innocent’

In the roohts frole of his jaw, his eyes er continued to fondle the edge of her lip, sending shivery tingles to every extre hihness to explore other body parts She fought an insane urge to suck its pleasure-giving warmth into her mouth

‘Well, are you going to try and defend yourself?’ His tone sharper, eyes piercing ‘Or maybe I’ll tell you what I think and you can try to deny it’

She shook her head but it didn’t rip ‘I didn’t expect you back until toht’ Her voice came out hoarse and pitifully desperate

‘That was the original plan’

‘I’m sorry My sister flew into Melbourne unexpectedly I told her I live here, that I work in a gallery, which is all a lie, I know You weren’t here, I didn’t think it wouldof rejection, the secret heartache of not belonging, washed through her ‘But it matters to me’ Unshed tears pricked at her eyes ‘That she thinks I’m a success, that my family thinks I’m a success’

There was a softening in his eyes, as if he…understood her His hold loosened a little, though his hand continued to e the back of her head, and a rare, wry humour lifted the corner of his mouth ‘She thinks I’m your lover’