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It sounded exactly what she needed Soh her father had tan

talisingly refused to give her any more details, Kat kneould be a treat Because despite the ihters, deep down he loved nothing ances on them

Which hy she was now reclining in the back of a luxury lilamorous port of Antibes, while outside the brilliant Provençal sun beat down on all the wealthy holiday sea was shaded brilliant colours of cobalt and azure and the port was craest motor yachts you would find anywhere in the world But that was the south of France for you—all glalitz and buckets of money

With a slickness perfected by years of practice, Kat pushed away her troubled thoughts as the li yachts

‘There it is, est boat of all—where a couple of white-unifor purposefully around the deck

Suddenly, her -looking yacht she’d ever seen With its long, aerodynamic shape and pointed prow, it rose up out of the water like so seabird She could see a polished wooden deck and the turquoise gli pool—as well as the ultimate convenience of a helicopter pad

‘Oh, ,’ she said, lips softening into a smile Since babyhood, she had mixed in exalted and rich circles and knew that superyachts cost a fortune to own and ue of its own It was…spectacular Tourists were standing taking photographs of it and briefly Kat wondered who the owner could possibly be—and why her father had tantalisingly refused to tell her

The na the side were the words Corazón Frío Behind her dark glasses, Kat’s eyes narrowed Meaning what, precisely?

She was certainly no linguist—but even she could recognise that the language was Spanish Her heart skipped an erratic beat As was the only man who had ever slapped her down and humiliated her in public

And who had haunted her dreams ever since A man with a hard, lean body and wild black hair and the coldest eyes she had ever seen

Shaking away athan the uproar at last week’s ball, Kat stepped out onto the quayside and couldn’t help noticing that people had stopped to look at her

But then, people always did If you dazzled them with the externals, then they never really looked beyond to see the real person underneath Clothes could be the ar too close And it was better that way Much better

She earing a teeny pair of shorn-off deniave the occasional glimpse of a flat midriff tanned the colour of pale caramel Shiny black hair cascaded down over her shoulders and all the way down her back—and her Balfour blue eyes were hidden behind a pair of enormous shades She knew exactly what kind of unifor trip—and she had abided to it by the letter You dressed down, but you wore as many status symbols as possible

‘Bringher way towards the gangplank Teetering a little on a pair of the season’s most fashionable espadrilles, she saw a fair-hairedher and she smiled

‘Hello You’re probably expecting me I’m Kat Balfour,’ she said

‘Yeah’ Thehis pale blue eyes at her, a sht you must be’

Kat looked around ‘Any of the other guests here yet?’

‘Nope’