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And thank goodness for it She’d need every bit of grit she had to part from Ethan and act as if it didn’t hurt like hell

After instructing his lawyers, Ethan went outside and issued a statement to the press He went back to the office, and had barely walked through the door when he saw Savannah’s face staring out of one of the monitors It was so unexpected, he stood transfixed, and then realised one of the reporters had soed to elude his security staff and had accosted Savannah as she was co out of the bedroooodbye to h

is staff in a typical act of kindness, he realised His eyes narrowed as he took in the scene Far fro scared, Savannah had the news hound by the elbow and was showing hiathered she was about to send the man off with a flea in his ear But were h the door, this time with a look of murder in his eyes

One reporter she could handle, but a jostling crowd…

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

HE WAS mobbed the moment he stepped outside the door by the paparazzi Now that they’d seen Savannah leaving his private roo on between theood, he concluded as the reporters forave thereed to leave, and had been caught out The photographers re hyenas as they bumped each other shamelessly in an attempt to capture both him and Savannah in the same frame He hadn’t looked at her directly yet, but he was deeply conscious of her standing close by hiap He had no intention of co her, and would keep his distance until he’d had his say

‘Is it true you and Ms Ross are an iteht you told us that Ms Ross’s welfare was your only concern’

So, what had she told the His only concern was to protect Savannah and prevent scandal blighting her career They had spent the whole day avoiding just this situation—but when she gave hi the reporter fro, and she was sure she had just shot her reputation to hell and back, he e-limitation mode He had two options: he could deny a relationship, anddifferent, or confir her firmly under his protection There was really no decision to be made As he strolled over to her an air of expectancy swept the reporters, and as they fell back he put his arm around Savannah’s shoulders

For a et her head round the fact that Ethan was standing next to her And not just standing at her side, but supporting her The shock of feeling his aru squeeze She knew this must just be an act for the benefit of the press, but it was a pretty seductive fantasy

‘I never saw you as a security-guard before, Ms Ross,’ Ethan murmured ‘But you handle yourself pretty well’

Savannah felt a rush of pride and relief as she identified the reporter she’d fir in line with the others They were quite a teaht wryly as Ethan dealt effortlessly with the hail of questions—ood it would do her as far as her non-existent romance with Ethan was concerned!

‘One question at a tientle everyone to order, and she noticed how his relaxed tone of voice set everyone at ease

‘I’ll answer all your questions At least—’ Ethan telint in his eyes ‘—those I am prepared to’

This lance at Savannah she felt her body respond ‘Of course, I can’t speak for Ms Ross,’ he added, with another of those dangerously addictive, reassuring squeezes

As the noise of conversation fell Savannah realised how tense she had becorown as stiff as a board Ethan, of course, had no such inhibitions, and was perfectly relaxed in the spotlight He felt great—fantastic, in fact—war and in control The first surprise he launched was to announce that she had his full authority to say anything she wanted to say about their relationship