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His mouth went crooked; he looked doryly and took a series of gasping breaths 'You're drivinghotly He laughed, watching her 'Are you going to listen to me now?'
'Say what you like, I' to free herself
He wouldn't allow it; his hands tightened and she gave up, letting her body lean slackly on him since he wouldn't let her stand by herself Let hith to get away
'You aren't thinking, Sian,' he said flatly 'Why should I deliberately force you off the road?'
'That's obvious! Because it was me who helped Annette run away froot left at the altar!'
His ht 'OK, I wasn't very happy about that…'
'You hated o couldn't take the humiliation'
'My ego is a lot tougher than you seem to think!'
The dry tone o was dented, perhaps, but she had never been able to believe that he was so crazy about Annette that her flight had hurt him deeply or wrecked his sense of identity He was too assured, too successful; if any irl like Annette couldn't destroy that self-ih she must have hurt his pride
'And I didn't hate you,' he said softly, and she looked quickly away, a funny little treh her 'I didn't deliberately force you off the road, either,' Cass went on, watching her in a way she found disturbing 'That was an accident Bad driving, I'm afraid, and I'al interference, do we? You can trust me Name the compensation you want and it's yours Of course, your car will be replaced—a new one, you can pick it out yourself'
'Bribery now,' Sian thought, aloud, her green eyes speculative and slanting sideways to watch hi?'
'Don't let that iain!' She pushed his hands down and this tio of her, his face hard and wary
'Were you really driving that car?' she demanded
He hesitated and she stiffened 'Look, can we drop the subject?' he asked, turning away 'I think we should get back—you must be dead on your feet This has been quite a difficult evening for you and you ought to be resting, not running about a wood in the dark'
It wasn't dark yet, although the twilight had gathered thickly enough to give his face a shadowy h now to tell what he was really thinking, but she was sure he was playing soht of hand here, although she wasn't certain hohy