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'That's not fair!'

'Fair? Is it fair that you should make me love you, and then callously trample my heart into the mud?'

'Is it fair that you suddenly fling e in rovelled in gratitude because you want e ?'

'I don't have an entourage—' he interrupted ords that were tongues of fire sheathed in ice

'Well, I have other plans I'ood at what I do, and it so happens that there's a job opening up in Auckland that would just suit the kind of training I've had, and enable me to be on hand if Ti it was a bad ti insults at each other, but he would have to know so to need a new House Mother soon I've already applied'

The last bitter words in the argument were howled to the moon in furious denial: 'Over my dead body!'

CHAPTER TEN

Clare rose to her feet to join in the thunderous ovation for the artists on the platform Inside, her emotions were equally tumultuous David had played with his customary brilliance, but it was his appearance which had riveted her He looked as haggard as she felt What was the ht that woman with him? She hadn't been scheduled to appear with hilared at her Anna Federov was every bit as gorgeous as Tamara had claimed

For months Clare had been haunted by the wretched woman, and now she was expected to applaud her! Clare's hands fell limply to her sides

When David had left Moonlight, after failing to bully, cajole, wheedle, blacks his way, Ta shot that had been devastatingly to the irl had felt bitterly betrayed over the abortive proposal, which her father had h Clare had refused hied her mind

'Dad just decided it was time I needed a mother, that's why he asked you to marry him Stuck down here where you don't have any co he's in love with you, but wait until he gets to the States and sees Anna Federov again! She's going to be his accompanist, you know She's a brilliant pianist and she's spectacularly beautiful, and Dad's always admired her She's part Russian, too They have si in co 'They'll be working together and living at the sa the sa ht!'

And nor, judging by his actions since, had he

Beside her, Ti with awe and pride In the six months he had been at the Deverenko Music School his shy, solitary nature had blossoer did he prefer the company of his violin and his books to that of other children He had become best friends with his room-mate and had even spent a feeekends at Christopher's home He hadn't h

ad an asthhtmare in months

Clare's elboas jogged and she sirl on the other side of her Tamara was still inclined to be ed almost as ritting her teeth and s She enjoyed her status as a special boarder at the Music School, and even rose earlier than necessary in the hedmock-sophistication She had even conspicuously put aside her aniotten about the rocky start to their relationship