A Forbidden Affair by Yvonne Lindsay

Author:Yvonne Lindsay
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2011-09-25T04:00:00+00:00

Nine

Nate watched Nicole as she slept beside him. She’d been like a madwoman exorcising a demon. As if she was desperate to fill all the loss and pain inside her with something else. While he didn’t regret that whatever had happened at the hospital had driven her back into his bed, he hated that she was hurting so much inside. Throughout the day she hadn’t said a word about her father’s condition or whatever it was that he’d said or done that had upset her so deeply. Even as they’d walked along the beach during a break in the bad weather, wrapped up tight against the bracing wind that streamed across the sand, she’d adroitly steered their conversation away from work and anything associated with her family.

Throughout their talks he’d begun to get a clearer picture of what her life had been like growing up. It hadn’t all been a bed of roses, as he’d assumed. For a start she’d only had her father, and while he’d lavished his extensive resources upon her and given her every childhood heart’s desire, including a live-in friend in the shape of Anna Garrick, he hadn’t been able to atone for the fact that her mother had essentially abandoned her. Mostly, he hadn’t tried.

After the collapse of his marriage and his family life, Charles had dedicated himself to his work. When he’d spent time with Nicole, it had mostly been in the role of stern authoritarian, making sure she did her homework, got good grades, behaved well in school. She’d worked hard to excel, hoping to win his approval, but his praise was sparse and hard to gain. And when she fell short of his expectations, well…

Little wonder that right now, Nicole felt as if she’d been cast adrift by both her parents. He knew she was in pain but he didn’t know how to make it any better. He also knew that he was responsible for some of the scars she bore right now, and the knowledge carved at his chest with relentless precision.

He could make this all go away. He could destroy the DVD and release her. Even as he thought of it, everything within him protested. She murmured in her sleep as he gathered her against his chest. No, there was one thing these past few days had taught him and that was he never wanted to let her go. Ever.

Charles Wilson didn’t deserve her. In contrast, Nate would do everything in his power to make sure Nicole wanted for nothing while she was under his roof. Surely someday, that would be enough.

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