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He towered over her She was s red hair, and an expression that appeared candid, but was most definitely defiant and determined She was pale, but outwardly coht be difficult and not to be deceived by her innocent looks

‘Did the lawyer send you?’ she challenged, seeue

‘No one senther keenly

‘Then why are you here?’

Her clenched fists were the only sign that she was nervous She had courage to stand up to hiirl alone on the beach He ordered his muscles to stand down ‘I’m here to see you’

‘Me?’

She put one s above the towel And then a stiff breeze caught hold of her hair and lifted it, tossing it about The urge to fist a hank of it, so he could ease her head back and kiss her throat, was overwhel

She ht hold appeal, but anyone who could persuade his crotchety aunt to leave the than she looked

‘We have business to discuss’ He glanced up the cliff towards the house

‘You can only be one person,’ she said, levelling her cool aaze on him ‘The lawyers have shown no interest in o to hell, and me with it Every door in the city’s been slammed in my face But I suppose you already know thatDon Xavier’

He remained impassive The day the contents of his aunt’s will had become known her lawyers had been in touch with hi loyalty The firm had worked for the Del Rio family for years, the head of the firm was at pains to remind him, and every associate was squarely behind Don Xavier in this e the will, the lawyer had assured hiht of estion out of hand He would deal with the situation, as he would deal with this girl

‘Are you responsible for ed hi her jaith affront

‘No,’ he said honestly His aunt had always been mischievous, and never more so than when she had drawn up her will Now he’d irl hom he shared the bequest, he suspected Doña Annaas many obstacles in his way as she could before he could lay claihtfully his ‘No doubt the money men think as I do, that the responsibility of Isla Del Rey cannot rest in the hands of one young girl’

‘Well, I don’t suppose you’re interested in my opinion,’ she flashed back

She was going to give it to him anyway, he suspected