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Then she looked back at his face, and a bundle of nerves tightened inside her as she realised her relief had been ht the island he was furious

‘Why aren’t you pleased?’ she asked ‘You’ve got what you wanted’

‘I wanted a ho understood not to rated

‘I didn’tinto her

‘You told Drakon things that I’d told you in confidence,’ he said

‘No, I didn’t!’ Kerry exclaimed ‘Drakon already knew He just wanted confirmation’

‘So you gave it to him,’ Theo said stonily

‘No, it wasn’t like that He told ,’ Kerry insisted ‘I didn’t say anything—but I couldn’t deny what he’d said Short of lying, there was nothing I could have done’

‘You went against h I made myself absolutely clear to you’

‘Did you wantabout so he already knew to be true?’ Kerry demanded

‘Don’t try to turn this around,’ Theo grated ‘You’re not the martyr here’

‘And neither are you!’ Kerry threw back at hi her ‘You’re acting like I deliberately set out to defy you!’ she cried ‘Nothing bad has happened You should be pleased—you’ve finally bought the island you’ve wanted for years’

‘Drakon would have sold to me sooner or later That is not the issue,’ Theo said, stepping closer so that he was loo physical presence ‘The point is I cannot have a wife that I don’t trust’ He moved closer ‘And I don’t trust you’

Kerry did not miss the threat in Theo’s words But rather than h her

‘This isn’t about trust,’ she accused him ‘This is about what kind of wife you want—someone who is quiet and biddable, someone who never expresses her own opinion’ She paused for breath, still glaring up at him ‘In fact you don’t want a wife at all You want another e and never challenge you in any way!’