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'My pleasure,' JJ Haood nified expression with a veiled amusement 'It suits you far better than it ever did me'

She was unnerved by the faint hint of possessiveness in his amused look, and Elizabeth's blood boiled at the facile compliment

She azine to rescue her from any further conversation To her frustration she realised she must have left it in the front pocket of her economy-class seat She couldn’t even sneak a peak at the file Uncle Siht beside her

'Perhaps, since you're wearing ht to introduce ourselves'

His silky suggestion sent a wave of panic thrilling through Elizabeth's veins

'I think the hostess has already taken care of the in­troductions, Monsieur Haood' Goodness, she sounded even prissier than ever, but she didn’t kno else to discourage idle conversation

Wrong move

'So she has, Miss Laested that he found her evasion annoying and—

'The hawk and the lamb—a curious coincidence, wouldn’t you say? In the ould be natural enemies' His mouth curved in a thin, predatory smile and Elizabeth was hard put to it not to shiver at the appropriateness of his idle

'Yes, I suppose ould,' she said steadily, suddenly re the thick instruction booklet that caiven her She fished it out of the cah of relief Now she had a substantial excuse to ignore hih the whole thing—longer if she also intended to try to actually co

'New camera?'

Elizabeth gritted her teeth For some reason JJ Haas determined to thwart her attempts at aloofness Was it his wounded vanity? Would he keep pestering her until she paid hi froo would be so insecure

'Yes—I htened on the cover as she realised that she was telling him more than he needed to know Stick to minimal answers, Beth!

He leaned towards her to look over her shoulder at the print, close enough for her to inhale the crisp, clean raphy?'

In her nervous state she almost snapped out the truth Just in ti 'It's a hobby of mine'