Bedded by Blackmail Bundle by Melanie Milburne

Author:Melanie Milburne
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2006-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

Dinner was fabulous and she couldn’t help thinking about how Angelo had told her that he enjoyed her company. She liked being with him, too.

As much as she wanted him, it wasn’t all about sex.

Though that was what was primarily on her mind in the confines of the car as he drove them back to the beach house.

“It’s late. Do you want to spend the night?” he asked as he pulled into the parking spot he’d used earlier.

“Wasn’t that your plan all along?” Her tone wavered somewhere between censorious and teasing.

He shrugged. “It occurred to me, but if you aren’t comfortable, we’ll drive back to Portland tonight.”

At least he was being honest.

“There are multiple bedrooms,” she said, knowing even as she made the remark that the likelihood of more than one being used was very small.

“Yes.”

“We’ll probably end up in the same one, though.”

“That is entirely up to you.”

And her libido, which was as out of control as it had ever been in her life. Even so, she didn’t want to spend what remained of the night in the car driving home and then seeing him off at her front door.

She wasn’t sure what she did want, but saying goodbye to him was not it.

“It makes the most sense to stay.”

“Excellent.” He opened his door and swung his legs out of the car. “I wasn’t looking forward to driving back across the mountains this late.”

But he would have done it if she asked him to. That was worth something. Her trust was gently building without her really realizing it.

He built a fire in the great room’s fireplace and opened the sliding glass door that led to outside. The sound of crashing surf filled the room and cold air rushed in to make the heat from the fire welcome, even though it was summer. Not atypically on the Oregon coast, it had started getting chilly the moment the sun went down.

She slipped her heels off and stretched her toes in the plush carpet before moving to stand near the floor to ceiling window beside the open door. She loved summer because of the long days and gorgeous sunsets.

This one was almost over, but it had been spectacular. The deep red and orange reflected off the water as the light faded. She didn’t know how long she stood there, how long Angelo let her simply watch out the window, but the sky faded to a deep purple and then there was nothing but black night out the window. Soon, the moon would be out, but for now, the darkness made it seem as if they were alone in the universe.

It gave her a strange feeling, one she needed to counteract, and fast.

She remembered spying a familiar game case on one of the built-in shelves. “Do you fancy a round of Backgammon?” she asked without looking to see where he was.

There was nothing but silence behind her.

She turned to see why he hadn’t answered and ran smack into his chest.

He cupped her shoulders and looked down at her, his expression doing impossible things to her insides.

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