Taken by the Pirate Tycoon

Author:Daphne Clair
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2009-10-17T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

HIS lopsided grin was teasing, but effortlessly sexy, and his tone had changed. Samantha met his eyes, saw unmistakable desire in them and her heart took a startled leap into her throat.

She swallowed, then said huskily, “Aren’t you supposed to give me a chance? Set me adrift in a ship’s boat or something?”

He laughed, a little ruefully, and the heat left his eyes. “Pirates were a pretty ruthless lot. Is a slow death by starvation and thirst better than a quick one by the sword?” He pressed a switch and the screen went blank. He said, “It’s a nice day outside. We could take a walk across the farm. There’s a bit of bush, with a waterfall and a deep pool. We could even swim if you like.”

“I don’t think so.”

“It’d be quite safe, I promise.”

Safe? Nothing about being with Jase Moore felt safe. “Thanks, but no thanks.”

“Afraid of getting out of your depth?” His eyes challenged her.

“I didn’t think you were serious—about swimming.”

He laughed again at her evasion. “A walk then,” he said. “Are you up for that?”

She should say no, tell him she wanted to go home. Back to the city and her apartment where she could close herself off in her own small world. Where no one dared her to step outside her comfort zone and into new experiences, or delved behind the surface of her carefully cultivated social face to stir up the emotions beneath.

Yet something held her, a feeling that maybe she’d regret taking the coward’s way out.

Perhaps sensing her ambivalence, Jase said, “It’ll be good for you. Country air.”

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