Johanna Lindsey by Secret Fire

Author:Secret Fire [Fire, Secret]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2012-02-05T14:15:59+00:00

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excelled at. She finally glanced up at him and was disappointed to see such an

inscrutable look returned, beautiful, but utterly devoid of emotion. She

became nervous, wishing she had never come up with the idea of imposing on

him, even if it was for something so minor. "I hope I'm not disturbing you."

She looked quickly away from him toward the wall of books. "I couldn't help noticing . . . before . . . I mean when I was here before, your extensive

collection-" For God's sake, Katherine, why are you stammering like a ninny?

"Would you mind if I borrowed a book or two?" "Borrow? No. The insulation in here keeps them from being ruined by the sea air. But you are welcome to read

anything you like in here." She swung around too quickly, revealing her

surprise and unease. "In here?" "Yes. I wouldn't mind the company, even silent company-unless you're afraid to be in the same room with me." She stiffened.

"No, but-" "I won't touch you, Katya, if that is what worries you. " He spoke sincerely, his expression blas6. He didn't care, she realized. He had

made just a simple offer and a reasonable one. She hadn't even thought of the

sea air which could indeed ruin an expensive book. Katherine nodded and

approached the bookshelves, trying vainly to pretend she was alone in the

room. After several moments she made her selection and moved to the white

satin sofa to 202 SECRET FIRE make herself comfortable. The book was a short

commentary on Russia by a French count who had spent five years there.

Katherine would have loved reading it, to give her more insight into these

people, and she could read French as easily as English. But today she might as

well have been blind. More than an hour passed, and Katherine still wasn't

able to digest even a single word. It was impossible to concentrate in the

same room with Dirnitri, wondering if he was watching her, too nervous to look

up and find out. Even without looking at him, she could feel his presence

dominating her, working strangely on her senses. She felt warm and hot by

degrees, while the room was actually pleasantly cool. And her nerves were

definitely frazzled. The slightest noise made her start and her heart pick up

its beat. "This isn't working, is it, Katya?" God, what a relief to have him put an end to this torture. And she didn't need to ask him to explain his

statement. Had it been just as difficult for him to concentrate with her

there? No, that was silly. He had probably just sensed her discomfort. "No, it isn't," she answered with some embarrassment. She closed the book in her lap before she looked up at him. It was a mistake. What his voice hadn't revealed

his eyes did. They were that certain shade of velvety brown she had come to

associate with his passion, lustrous, almost black, and so intense. They

seemed to strip her naked, to probe into her soul for an answering chord of

feeling she didn't dare give into.

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