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‘Nonsense, it’s only a short coet, we need all the help we can get right now We wish you all the best, Perla Don’t we, Sarah?’ Terry glanced at his wife
Sarah s sadness still lurking in their brown depths ‘Of course we do It’s just thatwe don’t knoe’d do without you now that Morgan is’ Tears filled her eyes and she dabbed at them with the hanky Terry slipped into her hand
Perla felt her throat clog and quickly sed This was the reason she’d stayed The reason she’d kept Morgan’s secret and given up her career
Watching therief, the need to protect theher From the moment she’d been introduced to Terry and Sarah Lowell, they’d taken her into their hearts After the devastation of Morgan’s revelation, she’d known, just as he’d deviously surmised, that she couldn’t turn her back on the only promise of a proper home she’d ever known
Neither could she reveal the secret that would’ve destroyed his parents
The fauilt for the secret she carried and could never share o and brush up on my interview techniques’
In the hallway, she paused for a second to steady her breathing Then she straightened
Morgan was gone Terry and Sarah were her responsibility now
Briskly, Perla entered her bedroore clothes Three interviews in two days meant she would have to be inventive with her wardrobe
The black skirt and satin shirt she’d worn to London would have to make another appearance As would the black dress she’d worn the night she’d met Ari
Laying the garments on the bed, she couldn’t help the treacherous bite of sensation that nipped at her Both outfits held et, of Ari’s hands on her body, undressing her, stripping her bare before taking her with masterful possession
Heat flared high, ers shake as she scraped back her hair and forced the memories away
She had no business thinking about another man in this house; in this room Even if that man was the only person in her life who’d made her feel special and wanted for a brief moment in time Even if the s of protectiveness as well as desire to surge into her chest
It was over and done with Move on