Hawk's Prey by Carole Mortimer

Author:Carole Mortimer [Mortimer, Carole]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781488032042
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 1986-08-31T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

WHAT followed had to be the strangest day she had ever known. Geraldine was once again plagued with seasickness and was confined to her cabin, only highlighting the fact that there was something strange about the Beresfords being on board.

Because of the other woman’s absence, Whitney was left alone in the company of the four men. If they could be called company! Hawk was in an uncommunicative, brooding mood, watching her when he didn’t think she was aware of it. Tom Beresford was his usual arrogantly charming self, and although Alex Cordell and Glyn Briant looked as if they might have been better company the two men kept themselves pretty much in the background of things.

They were a strange collection of people, and by mid-afternoon Whitney was totally confused as to how she should act with each individual, wondering if it were only Glyn Briant and Hawk in on this plan to arrest Tom Beresford, or if Alex Cordell were in on it, too. When she said she intended to go and sunbathe on deck he was the only one to suggest joining her, and then she was sure it was only out of politeness because no one else offered.

He was a man of medium height, medium build, with short brown hair, and dark brown eyes; in fact there was nothing in the least daunting about him. Whitney couldn’t help wondering how he had come to be involved in Tom Beresford’s organisation, let alone become what amounted to no more than a bodyguard!

‘I’m a judo expert,’ he drawled as he sensed her scrutiny.

Whitney felt her cheeks flush with colour, glad she was wearing sunglasses to shield the embarrassed dismay in her eyes. ‘I’m sorry,’ she grimaced. ‘It’s just that you seem an intelligent man…I’m sorry.’ She pulled a face. ‘That sounded very rude!’

He laughed, looking younger than the late thirties or early forties he must be, a distinct gleam of amusement in his eyes now. ‘I’m not in the least offended,’ he told her easily. ‘Some of us make our living with our brawn, some of us with our brains.’ He shrugged. ‘We all do what we do the best.’

She nodded. ‘My father raced motor cycles; I wouldn’t exactly call that cerebral!’

‘So did Mr Hawkworth,’ he acknowledged. ‘But he’s proved he can use his brawn and his brain.’

Her expression softened as she thought of the man she loved. ‘Yes. I don’t suppose—’

‘Mind if I join you?’

She frowned up at Glyn Briant for his intrusion, having felt she could relax with Alex Cordell in a way she hadn’t been able to with anyone else all day.

‘Have my lounger,’ Alex instantly offered, standing up. ‘It’s time one of us checked on Mrs Beresford’s welfare anyway.’

Whitney watched him go with some regret. Hawk and Glyn had told her enough of what was happening to put her mind at rest about Hawk’s involvement with Tom Beresford, but they hadn’t told her enough to stop her feeling like a fish floundering out of water,

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