Page 54 (2/2)

This was the woman he’d come to meet This was the woman he’d come to question In the flesh

And what flesh!

Where Della-Bosca’s skin looked as if it had been stretched to within an inch of its life, the younger woed on her face in a way that found the idea of classic good looks wanting Clear almond-shaped blue eyes echoed a sh her lips looked lush enough to take the width and then some

But her face was only one part of the package Her honey-coloured hair ept into a sleek coil that exposed the long sweep of her neck to her surprisingly modest neckline

And the dress! There was nothing modest about it—it must have been shrink-wrapped around her Without the shi aqua colour of the material it would have been ian, the way it hugged tight over her breasts, dipping into the curves and skioas a total failure in ter the shape beneath, and yet there was no doubt peeling it off would still be an exercise in discovery An exercise for which he’d be only too happy to volunteer

With a growl laced with acerbity he clamped down on the traitorous response of his body

Of course she was a looker She was bound to be! Because there was no doubt her attributes owed more to the skilled hands of Dr Grace Della-Bosca, the ery, than to any generous endow advertisement for the witch doctor’s talents

The speech caain broke into applause The younger woman turned back towards the dais a fraction, and then hesitated, her hands locked together as if frozen mid-clap Then her head swivelled back over her shoulder, her chin lifted and swept up across the crowd, until her eyes jagged and stuck rock-solid on his

He saw the together of her brows as she battled for recognition He even fancied he felt the treh her, and in that instant he decided on a new andcourse of attack He allowed himself a smile as his body hummed its approval of his plan

It hadn’t been his choice to coht, but just because he had toin common with and even less respect for it didn’t mean he couldn’t enjoy the mission he was on Why should he settle for just questions and anshen he could have so much more? Why shouldn’t he find out what Jade Ferraro was really made of?