The Far Side of Paradise by Robyn Donald

Author:Robyn Donald
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2011-02-03T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

TARYN gave him a swift, startled glance, faltered on a half step, recovered lithely and looked away but, beneath the shimmering gold pareu, her breasts lifted as though she’d taken a deep breath. The languorous perfume of some tropical flower floated with voluptuous impact through the warm air as they turned off the main path towards their accommodation.

Was she resisting an impulse to take the bait? Cade waited, but when she stayed silent continued with a touch of humour, ‘However, as we’re back to being professional, here’s what’s happening tomorrow.’

He gave her the programme, finishing with, ‘And the day ends with a dinner cruise on the harbour.’

At her nod, he said blandly, ‘To which you are, of course, invited.’

‘I’ve given up protesting,’ she said, irony colouring the words.

Cade permitted himself a narrow smile as he opened the door. ‘And of course you’ll be perfectly safe with all those people around.’

‘I’m perfectly safe anyway,’ she returned a little sharply, and said a rapid, ‘Goodnight,’ before striding gracefully towards the door of her room.

The fine material of her pareu stroked sinuously across the elegant contours of the body beneath it, and he found himself wondering how she would look when it came off …

He waited until she reached for the handle before saying, ‘I’ve always believed that the best strategy was standing and fighting, but retreat is probably the right tactic for you now. Sleep well.’

She turned her head and sent him a long, unwavering look before saying, ‘I shall,’ and walking through the door, closing it quietly but with a definite click behind her.

Safe behind it, Taryn dragged air into famished lungs and headed for the bathroom, churning with such a complex mixture of emotions she felt as though someone had pushed her head first into a washing machine.

A shower refreshed her marginally, but sleep proved elusive.

Every time she closed her eyes she relived those searing kisses, so midnight found her wide awake, staring at the drifts of netting that festooned the bed.

Was Cade looking for an affair? Just thinking about that made her heart jump nervously and stirred her senses into humming awareness.

If so, she’d refuse him. He’d accept that—and, even if he didn’t, she didn’t need to worry about her safety, because he wasn’t the sort of man to force her.

Repressing a shudder at old memories, she wondered why she was so sure.

For one thing, the blonde woman in her skimpy black shift would be only too eager to indulge him if all he wanted was a quick fling. And, judging by various covert glances Taryn had intercepted, several other women at dinner wouldn’t mind being seduced by his muscled elegance and magnetic impact.

But what convinced her was his restraint, his complete self-discipline when he’d kissed her. She’d dissolved into a puddle of sensation, and he’d known it, but he’d not tried to persuade her into bed.

Her physical safety was not an issue.

So how about her emotions? Was she falling in love?

Restlessness forced her out from the tumbled sheets.

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