Harlequin Desire June 2014 - Bundle 1 of 2: My Fair Billionaire\Baby for Keeps\A Bride for the Black Sheep Brother by Elizabeth Bevarly

Harlequin Desire June 2014 - Bundle 1 of 2: My Fair Billionaire\Baby for Keeps\A Bride for the Black Sheep Brother by Elizabeth Bevarly

Author:Elizabeth Bevarly [BEVARLY, ELIZABETH/MAYNARD, JANICE/MCKAY, EMILY]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-4603-3639-7
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2014-10-15T00:00:00+00:00


Eleven

Dylan ran a finger inside his collar, trying to loosen his tie without removing it and starting all over again. What had his mother and Zoe been thinking? He hated wearing a tux. The more formal dress reminded him that he was a Kavanagh and thus on display to the community all the time. Dylan didn’t want to be anyone’s role model.

He much preferred the comfort of his jeans and cowboy boots. In his role at the Silver Dollar, he could pretend he was like all the rest of the working stiffs. But tonight, dressed in an expensive European-made jacket and trousers that he wore as seldom as possible, he felt as if he were playing a part. Liam wore dress clothes effortlessly. In fact, Dylan sometimes wondered if his older brother had his boxers starched and pressed.

It was no picnic following along in school behind the sibling who excelled at everything. Liam’s academic awards and accolades had taken over his bedroom bookshelves by the time he was sixteen, along with an equal number of sporting trophies.

Dylan had his own ribbons and medals and letterman jackets, but he would have traded it all for just one visible, pen-on-paper acknowledgement that he had a decent brain.

Shaking off the stupid childhood trauma of never measuring up, he pulled the car around front, turned on the AC and moved Cora’s infant seat from Mia’s vehicle to his. Since they were both going to be dressed to the nines, he wanted to pamper his date in something other than his utilitarian, though expensive, pickup truck. The late model Mercedes had been a gift from his mother, a reminder that he was one of the family no matter how hard he tried to pretend otherwise.

The Kavanagh wealth made him uncomfortable. Especially since he was the only one in the family with no discernible talent or passion. He didn’t excel at anything.

As he walked back through the front door into the house, he stopped dead in his tracks. Mia had just stepped into the living room. When she saw him, she halted as well. “Hello, Dylan.” Her voice was polite...cool...no inflection at all.

Despite her somewhat chilly greeting, his temperature shot through the roof and his mouth dried like a snowflake in Death Valley. The woman standing in front of him was no longer merely an attractive female with whom he’d had sex. She was a goddess...or an angel. He couldn’t decide which. Dark, shiny hair tumbled artfully onto white shoulders. Deft, completely natural-looking makeup accentuated her eyes, making them bittersweet chocolate instead of the lighter, milkier variety.

Dangling earrings fabricated of some clear, faceted material caught the light, drawing attention to her swanlike neck. Her lips were red. Sin-red. A shade to match her dress and make a man shudder with desire.

But it was the single glittery bead at the top of her bodice that caught his attention. The small piece of glass was attached to a zipper that ran the entire length of the dress.



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