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‘That is all you have to say to me?’

That had been his question, his demand

Her lips had tightened ‘Youhis question

He had swept a glance around the room, with its immaculate décor, its priceless seventeenth-century landscapes on the walls, the exquisite Louis Quinze furniture This hat she had chosen This hat she had valued And she had been perfectly willing, to pay the price demanded for it The price he had paid for it

Bitterness had filled hier emotion that he would not name, would deny with steely resolve that he had ever felt It filled hiain now, a sudden acid rush in his veins

With an effort, he let it drain out of him as he drew his powerful car to a momentary halt, the better to survey the scene before him

Yes—what he was seeing satisfied him More than satisfied him Greymont, the ancestral home of the St Clairs, and all that came with it would serve his purpose excellently But it was not just the physical possession he wanted—that was not what this visit was about Had he wished he could easily have purchased such a place for hiiven hi

His shtened He knew just how to achieve what he wanted What would make Diana St Clair receptive to him Knew exactly what she wanted most—needed most And he would offer it to her On a plate

His gaze still fixed on his goal, he headed towards it

CHAPTER THREE

‘MR TRAMONTES?’

Diana stared blankly as Hudson conveyed the information about her totally unexpected visitor What on earth was Nikos Tra here at Greymont?

Bemused, and with an uneasy flutter in her stouest perusing the walls of leather-bound books, and as he turned at her entrance she felt an unwelcome jolt to her heart-rate

It had been a week since she’d left London, but seeing his tall, co she’d spent at Covent Garden Unlike on the two previous occasions she’d set eyes on him, this time he was in a suit, and the dark charcoal of the material, the pristine white of his shirt, and the discreet navy blue tie,dress

It annoyed her that she should feel that sudden kick in her pulse again as she approached She fought to suppress it, and failed