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He was in London for a few days on private business But he intended to bed the very willing Nadine every night, though he was far too wary a male to let her know that Marcus took another s of the alanced idly around the room, and stilled
It could have been a couple of frozen peas rubbing against his arm for all the effect Nadine’s breasts had on hiry recognition on the couple seated at the table on the other side of the dance floor The lance But the feinal Eloise, who blushed when a man so much as looked at her!
As Marcus watched, he saw the girl lean forward and place a hand on the much older man’s arm, and smile up at her companion
Marcus’s firm lips curved in a hard cynical smile; it confirmed what his inforhter…the reat deal of money with Eloise’s assistance The reason Marcus was in London was to gain recompense for his aunt and cousin
Thehis aunt and cousin didn’t even dent his finances But it was a matter of principle Nobody stole from him or his family and walked away free
On adoubt that Eloise had played hiinity He’d respected her innocence and restrained hiht kisses the last time they met, only to have her disappear without a word Nobody ot aith it…
His dark eyes narrowed on the object of his thoughts Eloise, if anything, was even more beautiful than she had been at nineteen, and when she rose to her feet his dark eyes trailed over her in a blatant old camisole that revealed the crea into the waistband of a long black crepe skirt, dehtly flared style until shewas exposed by the subtle slit in one side A gold belt heightened the whole elegant effect, eold sandals completed the picture
He felt an instant stirring in his groin and it had nothing to do with the worily Dammit! But Eloise was some woman The epitorace, and when she shted the pale, ally with the fiery red hair
Five years! Instinctively the hand in his pocket curved into a fist, his fingers tingling He could remember as if it were yesterday the silken softness of her skin, the feel of her in his araze away fronised the man from the financial papers Ted Charlton, a wealthy American entrepreneur who had recently parted from his wife
A thunderous frown creased his s Eloise the benefit of the doubt; she had been very young and probably under heron the desk in his penthouse suite stated that KHE was a sn co it, Marcus had no doubt KHE was the sa in, Eloise by Design It was the saned the contract with Theo five years ago Eloise Baker! Even so, Marcus had been prepared to negotiate the repayment of Theo’s invest Eloise dancing and laughing with the older ed his mind
Marcus Kouvaris had never suffered fronise the e he hadn’t disator he had hired to find Eloise quite so finally over the telephone The o, and said he had found Eloise, who turned out not to be Chloe’s sister, but her daughter He’d given Eloise’s address in London and the nauilty of any other frauds, and the detective had drawled she was as pure as the driven snoith a rather nasty laugh at the end of it
When the detective had asked if he should forward the personal file he had on Eloise, Marcus had told him to bin it He only needed Eloise’s address He couldn’t ad a list of her lovers
Now he decided it was tiant Eloise, and he smiled with malice as he watched the pair
Held colanced around The supper club, in the heart of London’s Mayfair, was the latest in place to dine The food and service were superb, the lighting discreet, the woh as Ted led her expertly around the small dance floor She had conquered a personal fear, and unless she was veryto invest in their company
‘Don’t look now,’ Ted said softly, close to her ear ‘But there’s ayou like a hawk for the past few ers at me’
Of course Eloise did look Ireen eyes clashed across the crowded rooaway Her heart asped, and stumbled
Marcus tilted his arrogant head back, and arched one perfectly foraze to roam over her slender body with studiedto her face, his eyes widening in supposedly surprised recognition His expressive features relaxed; a slow sensual slass towards Eloise in acknowledgement of her presence
Ted’s arhtened protectively around her waist, just as the music stopped ‘You know hier and led her back to the table