Secret Passion by Carole Mortimer

Author:Carole Mortimer
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, Contemporary Romance
ISBN: 9780373832569
Publisher: Mills & Boon
Published: 1988-03-31T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

AURA didn’t know how she knew the identity of her visitor, but somehow she was sure that was who the other woman was.

What was she doing here? Had she found out about Aura’s brief friendship with Adrian and come to confront her about it?

Maybe she was wrong, maybe this wasn’t really Adrian’s wife but a customer looking for a particular product. Maybe -

As the woman put up a hand to straighten her already smooth hair, unaware of Aura’s presence yet, Aura saw the bracelet and knew she wasn’t mistaken. It was the diamond bracelet Adrian had offered her for her birthday!

Unless it was one exactly like it? No, she accepted heavily, it was the same bracelet, its intricate design was indelibly printed on her memory. And Adrian had given it to his wife after she refused to accept it. What sort of man was he to give his wife the cast-off of a proposed mistress? She knew the answer to that question all too well!

She smoothed her hands down her hips, taking a deep breath. ‘Can I help you?’

The woman turned to look at her, and Aura saw just how dazzlingly beautiful she was. Her skin was as smooth as satin, long lashes fringing those violet eyes, her nose small and straight, a rose lip-gloss outlining the perfection of her pouting mouth, the designer- label gown of cream silk suiting her slender body perfectly. Why on earth did Adrian chase after other women when he had a wife as beautiful as this at home?

‘Miss Jones?’

Even her voice was beautiful, pitched low and soft, the sort of voice that made men drool. ‘That’s right,’ she confirmed distantly.

‘I’m Selina Mayhew,’ she introduced herself lightly, holding out her hand.

She accepted the gesture, nodding abruptly. ‘Mrs Mayhew.’

‘Selina, please,’ she invited. ‘I believe we have a mutual acquaintance.’

Aura stiffened, glancing uncomfortably towards Jeanne. If this woman was going to start spouting accusations she certainly didn’t want an audience to it.

‘I’ll go and finish off the stock-taking,’ Jeanne offered tactfully.

‘Thank you,’ Aura accepted gratefully.

Selina Mayhew smiled warmly at Jeanne as she made her departure.

Aura watched the other woman warily, wondering how she had found out about her.

She was so beautiful, her features perfect, and although she must be about thirty, the same as Adrian, to have a nine-year-old son, she looked no older than her early twenties at most.

‘A mutual acquaintance?’ Aura prompted abruptly once they were alone.

‘Yes.’ The other woman included her in the warmth of her smile.

‘James,’ she supplied as Aura still looked wary.

James! What on earth did James have to do with this?

Selina Mayhew gave a husky laugh. ‘Who did you think I meant?’

Aura searched for any double meaning to the innocently put question, but the other woman looked genuinely puzzled by her behaviour. She didn’t know about her involvement with Adrian. Aura relaxed slightly.

‘Selina Mayhew,’ she feigned realisation. ‘The wife of James’s partner?’

‘That’s right,’ the other woman beamed. ‘Have you met Adrian?’

Had they met? Almost too intimately! ‘He was at James’s apartment when I arrived the other evening,’ she supplied distantly.

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