Raul's Revenge by Jacqueline Baird

Author:Jacqueline Baird [Baird, Jacqueline]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Tags: Contemporary, Fiction, Romance, General
ISBN: 9780373118762
Google: f6Y8cVkxeJkC
Publisher: Harlequin Books
Published: 1996-01-02T05:00:00+00:00

‘The events of the past two days would suggest otherwise,' Raul said with a cynical edge.

Penny stiffened, her anger draining away as ice spread slowly through her body while Raul casually turned aside and shrugged off his jacket, dropping it on the sofa. Equally casually he strode across the room to lean against the fireplace before turning to look back at her and deliver the coup de grace.

'After all, Penny, you were hardly very cautious with the boy, handing him over to a complete stranger,' he opined acidly.

Penny was frozen on the spot. She stared with pain-filled eyes at his hard, ruthless face. Her throat tightened and she had to look away to blink bock the tears. There was nothing he could have said that would have hurt her more. 'I won't argue with you,' she said quietly. 'But neither will I let you have my son.'

He shook his dark head and grimaced. 'I have no intention of depriving you of your child.'

She wanted to believe him but she did not trust him an inch. 'So you say,' she muttered.

'Believe it,' Raul said tersely, and, idly picking up a picture frame from the mantelpiece, which held a photograph of James as a baby, he stared at it for a long moment. 'How old was be when this was taken?' he asked in a thick voice.

'Six months.'

'He's beautiful.'

'Yes,' Penny agreed. Actually, he was the living image of his father, and the worried thoughts that had kept her awake last night came back to her. She had almost decided to tell Raul about James. Maybe Raul's turning up today was fate. The decision had been made for her.

A weary sigh escaped her. She glanced sideways at Raul, so large and elegant, leaning casually against the fireplace, and wondered fearfully exactly what he wanted.

'For God's sake, Penny! You're standing there like a frightened rabbit. Sit down before you fall down, and let's talk like two sensible adults.'

She did as he said; she did not have much choice. Perched on the edge of the sofa, it seemed to Penny as if she had an awfully long way to look up at where Raul was standing, a dark, brooding frown marring his handsome face. She waited, expecting him to speak; the silence lengthened, the tension in the air almost tangible until finally she could stand it no longer.

'You said talk,' she reminded him curtly.

Raul replaced the photograph on the mantelpiece and, ignoring her words, began pacing up and down the room. Finally he stopped in front of Penny. 'When will the boy wake up?' he demanded.

She glanced up and caught a glimpse of some emotion she did not recognise in his dark eyes. 'Half an hour, maybe,' she murmured. If she had not known better she could have sworn that Raul was nervous.

'I see.' He ran a hand distractedly through his thick hair and lowered himself down beside her on the sofa. 'Enough time, I suppose.'

'For what?' Penny asked, edging away from the far too masculine thigh brushing her bare leg.

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