Beauty Mark by Jan Moran

Author:Jan Moran [Moran, Jan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sunny Palms Press

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SCARLETT AWOKE WRAPPED in Johnny’s arms, the same way she’d fallen asleep. With his warm, muscular body curving around hers, she felt cosseted in love and luxury, despite the frightening events of the evening before.

As she shifted in a bed that cushioned every inch of her body, silky cotton sheets slipped from her shoulder. Johnny nuzzled her bare skin, dragging his lips across her shoulder. Never before had she felt such a sense of belonging, and it was truly an awakening for her.

Could a brush with death do that to a person?

She ran a hand down the satin gown that covered her thigh. Her fingers brushed Johnny’s leg, which was draped over her leg. She loved the feeling of being tangled in his limbs.

Gazing at the chandelier above, ensconced in a muted world of opulence, it almost seemed as if last night had never occurred, that shots had never rang out over her head. But it had happened, and Scarlett knew that it hadn’t been an accident.

Lucan had been so keen to have her stay the weekend at the Ritz. And yet, that was such an easy assumption to make. Lucan was a smart, shrewd man. If he were the culprit, would he have been so obvious? Especially with David as a witness?

And why?

She thought of Fleur and the video, and the dramatic stock gyrations her decision had caused. Seismic price swings meant profits for those who shorted stocks, traded options, or bought and sold at opportune times. Magnify stock prices by tens of thousands, and millions might be made overnight.

Might that be worth killing for?

Johnny slid his leg over her gown. “Buenos días, mi corazon.”

Corazon. Spanish had the loveliest terms of endearment. She loved the romance and feeling of the language of her childhood. “Buenos días, mi corazon, mi cariño.” My heart, my darling. From the moment bullets had ripped through the surface of their relationship, their feelings for one another had burst through, as if freed from chains around their hearts.

They hadn’t made love last night, but they had expressed the depth of their feelings in ways she’d never known existed. From the touch of his hand, the heat of his breath, the scent of his skin…her senses had been fully aroused.

The harrowing events had emotionally drained her, and after her in-room massage she’d been physically and mentally spent. Johnny had been so protective of her, treating her as if she were made of porcelain. But she was a woman with desires. Fortunately, that night Johnny had invaded her dreams with infinite sweetness.

And the Lord willing, she would live another day. She turned to him.

Johnny trailed a finger along her neck, pausing to circle the tender hollow where her collarbone began. “I could stay here all day with you, but I think we should leave.” He kissed her forehead. “I don’t want you to be target practice again for some crazy shooter.”

“It’s time we left.” She stretched, and Johnny cast an appreciative glance over her body.

“Let’s rent a car and drive to Cádiz as we’d planned.

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