The Vengeance Affair by Carole Mortimer

Author:Carole Mortimer [Mortimer, Carole]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary, Fiction, Romance, General, Man-Woman Relationships, Love Stories
ISBN: 9780373820207
Google: a5JHInpv7kUC
Amazon: 0373820208
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2003-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

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CHAPTER TEN

'BEAU—darling!'

Jaz was almost knocked off her feet as a woman swept past her in a direct path to Beau, briefly enveloping Jaz in a wave of her heady perfume, the woman letting out another squeal of delight before she launched herself into Beau's arms.

Waiting arms, Jaz noted with some disgruntlement as she turned to look at them. Although why she should feel that way after the disagreement the two of them had had before coming here, she had no idea. Well...she had some idea—she just wasn't willing to probe into it too deeply when Beau was being linger-ingly kissed on the mouth by the tall, lissom blonde!

'Camilla,' Beau greeted dryly—when he had his lips free to say anything!

'The one and only,' the beautiful blonde acknowledged perkily, slipping her arm possessively into the crook of his as she smiled up at him.

At the same time managing to look as if she would like to eat him instead of dinner, Jaz decided frown-ingly.

They had barely got into Madelaine's house, Jaz handing her coat to the young girl from the next village who came to help out whenever Madelaine was entertaining—she was the daughter of Dennis Davis's 'friend', Jaz believed—before this woman Camilla had come bursting out of Madelaine's elegant sitting room to launch herself at Beau.

Not that he seemed to be in the least upset by this enthusiastic greeting, grinning widely at the other woman now—at the same time seeming to forget that Jaz was even there.

Jaz opened her shoulder bag and took out a tissue. 'Here,' she held it out to him. 'That shade of lipstick does nothing for you,' she informed him waspishly as he looked at her enquiringly.

Camilla was the one to take the tissue out of Jaz's hand, laughing softly as she slowly wiped the lip gloss from Beau's mouth, at the same time managing to make it look like an act of even deeper intimacy than the original kiss had been!

I give up, Jaz decided impatiently as she turned her back on the other couple and moved into the sitting room, her movements stiff and uncoordinated as she tried to come to terms with the feelings coursing through her.

Jealousy.

It was an emotion she had never known before, and yet she had no doubts that what she was feeling—the anger and resentment, at the same time as a slight but definite nausea—were due to seeing the woman Camilla kissing Beau in that familiar way.

It was not only painful, but humiliating; how could she possibly feel jealous over someone who made her so angry one moment and so softly compliant to his kisses the next? Quite easily, when she was falling in love with him, came the immediate answer.

Jaz stopped in her tracks. Falling in love with Beau Garrett? Had she completely lost her mind? What—?

'Jaz!' Madelaine greeted warmly as she crossed the room. 'And have you seen— Ah,' she gave a rueful grimace as Beau and the beautiful Camilla entered the room together at that moment, turning concernedly to look at Jaz.

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