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‘Okay,’ she said slowly ‘I’ll meet you’

‘Fiveup

Pausing only to brush her teeth, telling herself that she would have done the sa, she slid on a pair of old flip-flops and let herself out of the house, wondering where he aiting

She didn’t have to wonder for very long A shiny limousine with tinted as parked at the end of the road—presuo no further In front of it and just to the rear were two leather-clad outriders on powerful ht out of a fil as she walked towards it

My neighbours will never look at ht, as a chauffeur stepped out of the driver’s seat and opened the door for her

Telling herself that she could hardly be rude to Hashim’s employee, she had no choice but to slide into the soft-cushioned luxury of the back seat It took a few seconds for her eyes to becoht, but she could see Hashi her

Today he earing Western clothes—not a shiht An imleaht Sienna could feel her heart begin to pound

‘Nice of you to get out of the car yourself,’ she said

‘I was thinking of your reputation’

‘Liar’

He laughed ‘Your assess, Sienna—my honesty has at times been described as almost brutal’

Brutal Yes There was a brutal side to his nature And yet it contrasted with the extraordinary gentleness he had displayed when she had lain so helplessly in his ar of her lips, and as if he had read her thoughts he leaned forward and touched his mouth to hers in a barely-there kiss which started her senses sizzling

‘Don’t,’ she said weakly

The same cold skill and calculation whichenough to hear her sigh, and then he stopped and leaned back against the seat to study her He pressed a button by his side and said soan its powerful acceleration

‘Where are we going?’ she questioned, in alarm