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The sound of his voice behind her had her swinging around, her face burning While she had been staring out into the courtyard like an awestruck virgin, he had entered the roo his robe andreference to the fact that she had seen hi out of the pool

Well, two could play at that garily

‘It’s a very clever effect,’ she answered him coolly ‘Very pared down and sparse I like the clean lines and the sense of space—although of course we all know that it is n that makes less look more’

She was quick—and clever, Drax acknowledged He had embarrassed her, he knew that, but she still had the wit to parry words with hi would she be able to keep it up? Drax decided to put her to the test

‘And, like most of your sex, you always opt for more—is that it?’

She was getting into deep water now, Sadie ad behind thewords

‘It surprisedthe subtle double entendre element to their conversation to an end with her reply, but when she saw the way he was looking at her, her expression gave her away ‘Iher hand in the direction of the entire room ‘It is lovely but…not what I expected’

‘So that is twice this , then?’

Sadie opened hernow

‘Such elimpse of a naked male body,’ he taunted her softly ‘You surprise ht you would be rather‘I’m sorry if you were embarrassed, but I didn’t realise Ahmed had shown you in here until it was too late’

Inwardly Drax was thinking that Vere would be pleased that she was so easily eenuine lack of experience that would please his fastidious brother As it pleased him? He frowned Why should he have any personal opinions on the matter of her experience or lack of it?

‘He did knock on the door’ Sadie didn’t want hi she had coht of hi himself out of the pool

Drax gave another s ‘It isn’t important As I’ve already said, I’ for Ahet dressed I want to show you the building we intend to use as the headquarters for our new financial sector We’ve put aside a hundred acres of land which will be used exclusively to house the financial business sector Thehas already been constructed and is finished, ready for use’ And, as Vere had already said, they would be left with it on their hands if their o ahead

Although Drax was covered from his throat to below his knees by his robe, Sadie was acutely aware that beneath it he was naked—and lih nude men in the flesh to compare But it had been obvious to her that Drax was boldly ‘endowed’, as the saying went

Drax knew that he was enised