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She gave him an efficient smile ‘So if you’d like to follow me’

Xaviero tried to iht respond in such a situation Especially one as mesmerised by a woman’s petite beauty Wouldn’t he flirt a little? Especially in view of the way she had been staring at hi cat who had just been confronted with a plate of food Was she as hungry for sex as he was? ‘I can’t think of anything I’d rather do,’ he murmured

His provocative words were tantalising—but they were daunting, too Cathy came out from behind the reception desk and then half-wished she had re so close to hiht and his hard-packed hably small—but even she realised that this er So what did you do when you encountered danger? she asked herself You put some physical distance between you, that hat

‘Let’s go,’ she said quickly

‘Mmm Let’s’ Like a snake lured by a charmer, he watched the seductive sway of her body as she led the way She really was a tiny little thing—like a pocket Venus—with those curiously old-fashioned curves which irlfriends who haunted the international fashion shows that clothes looked best on lanky beanpoles without any bust or hips—but he realised instantly that this was the kind of woman ould look best with no clothes at all…

Cathy was trying to walk noraze on her back, burning into her like golden flames shot from a blowtorch? She made the decision to leave the washroo would it be to have to stand pointing out the peeling paintwork behind one of the cisterns? Instead, she stopped in front of a set of double doors and, pushing theed room

‘Here we are,’ she said brightly ‘This is our for their coffee after dinner It…well, it hasn’t been used very much lately’

Xaviero looked around at the general air of neglect ‘So I see,’ he said wryly

The furniture was much too faded to be described as ‘shabby chic’ and a chandelier looked as if it hadn’t been dusted for an age Cathy saw hi expression and, to her horror, she noticed a froth of cobweb lacing its base

‘It’s, well…it’s a bit difficult to get to—even with a feather duster,’ she said apologetically ‘I’d have had a go htly on the small side’

Golden eyes assessed her fro luxuriously on her petite frame ‘You certainly are And presumably you’re not actually the cleaner?’ he questioned drily