Inconveniently Wed by Yvonne Lindsay

Author:Yvonne Lindsay
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2018-10-12T17:34:34+00:00

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Imogene fumed at her desk, furious with herself for not being able to compartmentalize her brain enough to focus on the work in front of her. She should have waited at home this morning and confronted Valentin. Cleared the air. Made her position abundantly clear as to what she wanted and expected of him. She understood that he probably didn’t see an issue. It was who and how he was. She knew he didn’t easily engage in relationships with people outside his immediate family. But not being prepared to let go the one person who had made Imogene’s life absolute hell? That, she couldn’t understand.

Last night she’d begun to feel as if they’d established a bridge between their old life and their new one. That they’d created a stable foundation upon which to move forward and to enjoy a normal marriage with all the ups and downs that might bring. But it seemed their foundations remained weak and unstable. Built on sand ready to be washed away by the first storm to roll through and, as far as she was concerned, Carla Rogers was in the ballpark of a Category 5 hurricane.

A message pinged on her computer screen and she hastened to open it. Anything to steer her thoughts from the boiling anger that continued to distract her from what she should be doing. Her eyes widened when she saw the message and she picked up her phone and dialed through to reception.

“Send Ms. Rogers in,” she managed to say in a steady voice, resisting the temptation to add, and put security on standby in case there’s a full-on fight.

She got up from her desk and smoothed the front of her dress, glad she’d chosen severe black with a statement piece of turquoise and silver to wear around her neck. She looked formidable, which was exactly how she wanted to feel when facing her nemesis. Even so, her heart began to hammer in her chest as the door to her office opened, admitting Carla Rogers.

The woman was dressed in a two-piece ensemble that wouldn’t have looked out of place on Audrey Hepburn. Her black hair was caught in a chignon and her jewelry was minimal. She looked all business, but Imogene saw the cattiness in her eyes before she composed her expression. It was clear Carla thought Imogene was no more than a mouse to be played with, then discarded at will. Well, if she thought that, she had another think coming, Imogene decided, firming her lips and staring the other woman down.

She remained silent as she gestured for Carla to take a seat opposite her desk and waited for Carla to speak. She didn’t have to wait long. After elegantly folding her legs, Carla clasped her hands on her lap and leaned forward slightly.

“I felt I needed to come and apologize,” she said with what most people would assume was genuine emotion.

“Is that right?” Imogene refused to give her an inch.

Carla smiled but it failed to reach her eyes.

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