Operation Saving Daniel (Entangled Covet) by Croft Nina

Author:Croft, Nina [Croft, Nina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: seduction, werewolf, billionaire, engagement, blackmail, unrequited love, secret, scientist, fake engagement
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Published: 2013-11-25T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Fairston Forest—Visitors’ car park.

Lissa followed the arrows leading to the parking. They took her deeper into the forest along a narrow road edged by tall trees. It was almost full dark, the trees huge, shadowy shapes, and a prickle ran down her spine. She hoped Daniel would be there to meet her.

When she pulled into the car park, there was one other car in the large otherwise-empty space. A low, sleek, black sports car—she supposed it might be the sort of thing the director of a multinational company might drive. And thinking back, Julia had said he had a sports car of some sort.

She turned off the engine and sat with the headlights still on, her hands gripping the wheel. Maybe she should just drive off. She’d see Daniel some other time. Some other place.

Where the hell was his cottage? There were no buildings in sight. This was the middle of nowhere. Well as “middle of nowhere” as you could get within easy driving distance of London. He’d said he had something to show her, but even her usually fertile imagination couldn’t come up with any ideas as to what that might be.

Maybe she was being too much of a pain in the ass and he’d decided to kill her off and bury her in the woods. She let out a nervous titter at the thought, then clamped her lips closed. She was being ludicrous.

Just turn out the lights and get out.

With the lights off, she could actually see better. The last of the sunlight cast a dim glow so she could make out the shapes of the trees. Beneath the trees was total darkness.

She climbed out of the car and stood, her hand resting on the door, and then she slammed it shut.

“Daniel,” she called out but didn’t expect an answer. Some inner sense told her he wasn’t close.

A light breeze rustled the leaves and carried a faint musky scent. Like Daniel, but not Daniel. She turned slowly, stumbling slightly in her heels. Her new sandals were a total liability on the uneven ground, but she hadn’t considered she’d be hiking through the woods. When he’d mentioned the cottage, she’d envisaged some swanky place fit for a billionaire businessman.

The moon edged over the tree line, and the night was clear and filled with stars. A tremor of anticipation ran through her, coiling in her belly, tensing her muscles. In the distance, a dog howled. She almost went back to the car, but something drew her toward the line of trees and as she got closer, a figure materialized among the shadows.

“Daniel?”

But she knew it wasn’t Daniel.

Sophia stood beneath a huge oak tree, casually leaning one shoulder against the wide trunk. Her face was lowered as if she was studying something interesting on the ground, but she looked up as Lissa approached, sensing her presence. Or more likely, she heard her stumbling over the gravel.

Sophia was more casually dressed than Lissa had ever seen her, though her idea of casual and Lissa’s obviously had no point of reference.

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