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‘I admire that in a woman’

Tall and unyielding, he stood before her And despite the spacious office, the wall of s and the sparse furnishings, he dominated the room

She stood her ground, refusing to move, to be intimidated ‘Your admiration is not the reason I’m here’

‘I don’t have tiames, Ms Henshaw’

‘I have a deal to put to you, Mr Raetting past his secretary, and she didn’t intend to waste the opportunity

‘A deal?’

‘I meant what I said’ She spoke firmly, determined he should never know just how anxious she was, how desperate to achieve her aim ‘I will do whatever it takes’

Santos took in the deterantly sure of herself that he wondered if she was going to start the Paso Doble right there in his office

Lust hurtled through his body at the iht to mind

‘And ould you want to do that?’

Santos returned to his chair and sat down, his gaze running over her body The charcoal skirt and jacket, although professional and businesslike, did little to disguise her wo hint of a lace caht his eye, but it was the heels she wore that stole the show Her designer leopard print heels not only spoke volumes about the real wos he’d seen in ages He was entranced, but it was the attitude radiating froued him

‘Emma is my sister and I want her to be happy’

The intensity of her gaze as she spoke only aroused his interest further

‘I’ll do anything to achieve that’

He rose from his chair, his body suddenly restless, to stand in front of the floor-to-ceiling s of his office He surveyed the view of London glinting in the autu all he’d discovered about the sister of quiet and demure E A situation that had thrown everything into turmoil

This woman certainly had a reputation Widowed at twenty-three, and having been left a substantial fortune, she now led a socialite lifestyle and was never short of male coe were to be believed