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‘I just saved you froet of a chancer with delusions of swagger The least you can do is turn around and talk to me’
Despite her stoain at the ihtened ‘I didn’t want nor need your helpand I don’t really want to talk to anyone so’
She glanced towards the bartender with the intention of cancelling her order The long drive herethe inspired words she’d hoped to writethe idea of a quick drinkthe courage-lending scarlet lipstick—probably that ain she felt pain tighten her chest and fought to keep her emotions under strict control
Behind her, thesilence She kneas there because his scent lingered in her nostrils—intriguingly spicy, masculine and raw—and she could hear his firain an alien sensation skittered over her skin The urge to look over her shoulder scythed through her but she refused the urge She’d failed herself in so
Lifting her hand, she tried to catch the bartender’s attention but his gaze was focused behind heron thewho he was or her having seen him, spelled poith a capital P
She watched in stunned silence as the bartender nodded in answer to a silent command, rounded the counter with her drink and headed towards a dark corner of the bar
Outraged, Perla finally turned to find the man—tall, dark-haired and incredibly broad-shouldered—retreating to the table where her drink had been placed along with another, presumably his
Pure anger spiked through her Her heels landed on the polished wood floor and she was istered her intention ‘What the hell do you think you’re—?’
He turned to face her and the words dried in Perla’s throat
Gorgeous Astoundingly Gorgeous The description lit up like a neon sign in her head—bright, bold, insistent And so unbelievably real, Perla could only stare in astonishment Even as she took in the sheer vitality of his olive skin, the lethal bone structure that rey in his hair and designer stubble—her personal, stupidly debilitating weakness—she knew she should never have turned around; never have followed him
She should’ve heeded her instinct and walked straight out
Dear Lord, hadn’t she learned froht shake of her head and tried to step back She had no business being here; no business staring at a er If anyone found out
Move!