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Cass said, 'Ah,' and she stiffened, suddenly picking up a note in his voice that she wasn't happy with She peered over the top of the paper and saw hi to himself She wasn't happy with that, either

'What's a you?' she asked suspiciously

Cass finished his coffee and leaned back in his chair, his hands linked behind his head and his grey eyes

'You'll find out Can I give you a lift to work?'

She was te off her nose to spite her face, and a lift would be a luxury, especially as she had now been delayed and ht otherwise be late, so she said coolly that that would be very nice

'I won't befor the bathroom

'Famous last words,' said Cass tolerantly, but she was back before he expected her She had given her face a delicate entle brushing with powder, shi blue on her lids, then the merest touch of mascara on her lashes, and finally a soft rose-pink on her e she wanted—her blonde hair framed a coolly sophisticated face, and she felt she would be able now to keep Cass at a distance without losing her tenity

He stood up when she came back, and then paused to stare She pretended not to realise he was Staring 'Can we go, then?' She would have to leave the ht, she thought

'Oh Yes Of course,' he said in an oddly disjointed, husky way, and her heart turned over and over, like a sal upstream The sensation was peculiar and left her breathless as they went out to his car She couldn't think of anything to say all the way to her office Cass see with a curt nod as she got out, but although he didn't say anything she felt hi after her as she walked across the paveht-cut blue silk dress: tight-waisted and clinging Every step she took, her body swayed inside the dress, forced to that h heels She had worn the dress before without being so tensely aware of being watched, but for sohten and her skin burn

The receptionist in the lobby was reading a paper; over the top of it she suddenly saw Sian and her eyes rounded She audibly giggled Sian looked hard at her and at the paper she was reading Her heart sank What had the other papers printed to le?

She soon found out Leo had them all on his desk and furiously read bits out to Sian in between gobbling like an enraged turkey cock about loyalty, and did she really want her job or was she about to becoether?

'Look, he tookdeal,' Sian said boldly, chin up 'So what? It's all a stor in with a story because I' myself as copy, for you or anyone'

Leo showed her his teeth and she backed They were a horrible sight 'Do I have to put a reporter on your tail?' he threatened, and she blenched

'You can't do that! I work for you!'

'You're also providing all our rivals with sorowled