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‘Okay then As a resident here, why don’t I show you why the world loves Mont Coeur so ht?’

He shook his head ‘None I’m all yours’

‘Then how about wenext to the phone ‘Here’s the naear Okay?’

His hand touched hers as she slid the piece of paper across the table towards hiain ‘This sounds like a date,’ he said, his tone teasing

She shook her head ‘It’s no date’ She wagged her finger at hi any ideas, Leo Baxter’ She gave him a cheeky wink and then hurried out the door before her rapidly beating heart exploded in her chest

The hand he’d just touched was pressed up against her chest wall, still tingling She looked down and smiled

What on earth had she just done?

CHAPTER THREE

LEO BAXTER WAS used to being in control Anything else was alien to hiame

The letter he’d received from his birth parents was still in his briefcase It had been there since it had landed in his penthouse ust It had taken him weeks to reply, and then, when he had, his mother and father had sounded overjoyed and couldn’t wait to come to New York to meet him

He’d been struggling with the realisation that what he’d believed forwhen they’d died in a helicopter crash on way to New York He’d never even got to see theot a kiss from them It was almost as if, since he’d received that letter, all eleed existence had spiralled out of his control

The as just another eleht that soe of his life

His parents had had no idea where he was, or how life had turned out for him, when they’d included hiive him the financial security that most people craved But Leo had no need of financial security from his parents He’d carved out his own successful business through dedication, hard work and a tiny edge of ruthlessness

If they’d had a chance to meet they would have realised that Leo didn’t need money He had no need to be part of the family business—or any interest in it But that chance had been stolen fro havoc with his own business interests

He needed to be in New York He had several large deals co he prided hi in Mont Coeur, surrounded by fa with his head

Anissa’s idea to come up the mountain to clear his head had come at the perfect time

There was a nudge at his back ‘Come on, then, Leo Show me your moves’

She’d arrived behind hiht on time at the ski lift Her eyes swept up and down his body ‘Did you get that gear from the hire shop?’

‘Maybe,’ he answered, noncoone to the ear and equipment

She gave a nod ‘They’ve obviously ie Cool’

She gestured towards the ski lift ‘Ready, then?’

‘Sure I am You show me your moves, and I’ll show you mine’

She grinned and glided ahead of hi chair lift He slotted in behind her in the queue and tried not to think about how neat her backside had looked as she’d been swept up by the seat She earing the sa the first time he’d seen her And, boy, did it fit well

They reached the top of the slope around tenhere gave Leo a hint of mischief

The whole of Mont Coeur lay beneath thehts, surrounded by a dark sky and white snow

‘I love it up here,’ Anissa said quietly, her war the air in front of them

‘Impressive,’ he said as he looked around There were only a few other serious skiers He watched the with ease

Anissa was et started He turned to face her with a wide grin on his face ‘Okay, so you ive me a few pointers’

‘What?’ Her face fell

He held up his ski poles ‘You know—the kind of stuff that you teach’

Her mouth opened ‘But you said you could ski That you could hold your own’