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CHAPTER ONE
'Nice bed, Raul' Penny glanced at the huge bed in the centre of the hotel roo to one side, shot a sexy, sidelong glance at her companion 'And we did miss siesta!'
'Wanton' Raul grinned, and, dropping the case on the bed, added, 'Sorry, no ti me up in thirty minutes'
Penny followed the tall dark ress towards the en suite bathroohing, she did as he had suggested and unpacked the clothes, then, kicking off her sandals, flopped down on the bed and gazed around yet another hotel bedroohted by the luxury, now she found one hotel room much like another
She heard the sound of water running in the bathroo off key in Spanish A soft s his usual lusty caterwauling in the shower The noise stopped and Penny swung her legs to the floor Sitting up, she brushed her long hair tidily behind her ears, her blue eyes eager with anticipation
It was stupid, she knew She had lived with the man for months, she loved him more than life, but he just had to enter a room and she was breathless A moment later the bathroom door opened and Raul strolled out She knew every inch of his ht of him never failed to make her pulse race and her stomach clench with excitement He wasn't a particularly handsoe and his chin too square—but thick night-black hair and unusual gold-flecked deep brown eyes combined with six feet three inches and two hundred pounds of hard-packed muscle added up to a powerful specimen of the male sex
At thelow around his lean hips, and as he prowled around the roo open doors and drawers to find his clothes, Penny's eyes lingered lovingly on his bronzed torso and the thickdown to disappear beneath the towel As she watched he raised a long-fingered hand to scratch idly the downy covering on his muscular chest
'Dios! I' towards the bed A pair of black silk boxer shorts dangling in one large hand, he flashed her a brilliant glance 'So don't even think of persuading me into bed'
'Me persuade you!' Penny's blue eyes lit with amusement 'As if I would!' she exclaimed, all fake innocence
His wide mouth curved in a sensuous s octogenarian'
'You're not that old,' she mocked
'Brat' And, sitting down beside her, he caught her hand in his, and with his other hand he pushed the stray tendrils of fine blonde hair from her brow, his expression suddenly serious
'I alanced around the room and back to her face 'I know I promised you ould be in London for your birthday' With a Latin shrug of his shoulders, he added, 'But these things happen'
'It's all right, Raul,' Penny reassured hi to go to London and end up in the Middle East for the night?' She tried to ht of the upset to their plans 'Unless, of course, you've added white slaving to your business empire?' she teased
'Don't even joke about it' Raul grimaced 'Not in this country; you're et it'