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CHAPTER ONE

‘WHO is she?’ Markos asked

Drakon had telephoned down to his cousin Markos’s office just a few o, and was now in one of the many rooms of the penthouse apart in Central London, where Drakon stayed whenever he was visiting from the company’s New York offices Markos, naturally, preferred to live away fro where he worked every day

Drakon’s full attention was focused speculatively on one of several securitywo restlessly up and down the rooo by Max Stanford, his Head of Security, after causing so of a disturbance in the reception area situated on the ground floor of the building

She was a tall and y young wo to the outline of s low-rider jeans revealed a tantalising glily over her bottoed somewhere in her ht hair—blonde? Her face was arrestingly beautiful: delicately heart-shaped and doht-coloured eyes Daht nose and sensuously full lips

He glanced at Markos as his cousin came to stand beside him The family resemblance and their Greek nationality were more than obvious in their harshly sculptured olive-skinned features Both h at thirty-four Markos o years Drakon’s junior

‘I’o and asked me what I wished him to do with her,’ he continued ‘Apparently when he re other than that her na the building until she has spoken either to you or me—but preferably me,’ he added dryly

Markos’s eyes widened ‘Any relation to Miles Bartholomew, do you think?’

‘Could be his daughter’ Drakon had met Miles Bartholomew several tio, and there was a definite facial rese woh at sixty-two Miles’s hair had been silver, and his tall fraraceful

‘What do you suppose she wants?’ Markos prompted curiously

Drakon’s dark eyes narrowed on the i to an unco line ‘I have absolutely no idea But I have every intention of finding out’

Markos’s brows rose ‘You intend talking to her yourself?’

Drakon gave a humourless smile at his cousin’s obvious surprise ‘I have asked Max to bring her to me here in ten minutes’ time It is to be hoped she will not have worn a hole in a very expensive carpet before then’

Markos looked thoughtful ‘Are you sure that’s a good idea with our current connection to Bartholo and beautiful ?’