The Forever Dream by Iris Johansen

Author:Iris Johansen
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: General, Fiction
ISBN: 9780553248692
Publisher: Bantam Books
Published: 1985-12-15T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter9

The man sitting in the chair when she woke up wasn't Jared. The fact registered at once, but it took her a moment to realize just who the stranger was who'd invaded her bedroom and possessed such an air of casual élan as he waited for her to awaken. Sam Corbett.

There wasn't a chance of not recognizing a politician so powerful, a man so famous, especially to the hundreds of thousands of women voters who idolized him. His handsome face, with a cleft in the strong chin, was boyish. The lock of gray-streaked brown hair that was allowed to fall over his forehead was boyish, too—but there was nothing boyish about his hazel eyes. They were more a clear green than brown, and revealed a startling directness and a keen intelligence.

Those eyes were regarding her with an alertness that changed immediately to warmth when he realized she was awake. "I must apologize for barging in on you, Miss Orlinov. I'm Sam Corbett," he said with an apologetic smile that lit his tanned face and caused laugh lines to fan out around his hazel eyes. "And that is, I know, the least of my transgressions against you. You've really been treated outrageously by everyone involved in this project since you entered into the picture."

She tried to sit up and he was instantly at her bedside to help her, arranging the pillows behind her with practiced courtesy. She was still naked beneath the sheet, and while she hadn't felt the least bit awkward about that fact with Jared, she now clutched the sheet to her shoulders as it started to slip.

His gaze ran over her with an expression that was distinctly appreciative without being in the least lascivious. "Lovely as you are, I felt you'd be more comfortable while we talked if you were wearing this." He reached down to the foot of the bed and picked up a pink pleated bed jacket that was fashioned like a cape.

"I can put it on," she said.

He gingerly drew the bed jacket over her shoulders. "Allow me. I'll be very careful not to hurt you."

He glanced up with a quick grin as he fastened the first button. "My last report on the situation here stated that you were a very independent woman, Miss Orlinov, but surely it won't bother you to accept a little help under the circumstances. After all, we're the ones responsible for your being hurt." His deft fingers fastened the last of the tiny pearl buttons down the front of the bed jacket and his expression quickly sobered. "A fact I regret exceedingly, I might add. It was totally unforgivable of Betz to let this happen. I flew here from Washington as soon as I heard you'd regained consciousness, to assure you that I'll personally see nothing like this will occur again while you're at the chateau."

"It was unforgivable," she agreed, her dark eyes steady on his. "But this entire charade falls in that same category. I find it incredible you could be involved in something like this, Senator.

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