Hidden Mistress, Public Wife by Emma Darcy

Author:Emma Darcy [Darcy, Emma]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2011-03-14T07:00:00+00:00

„No, she won‟t.‟ He grimaced an apologetic appeal. „Would you mind very much chatting to Margaret while I deal with it? I‟ll ask her to make you some lunch. Or you could browse through the newspaper. I‟m sorry.

This is an awkward start, not what I …‟

„It‟s okay,‟ she quickly assured him. „Family should come first, especially if there‟s a problem.‟

He heaved a sigh of frustration. „Olivia makes trouble for herself. My father spoiled her terribly … his little princess. Don‟t be upset if she‟s dismissive of you. It won‟t be personal. She‟ll just be so full of herself, no one else counts.‟

The green eyes filled with wry self-mockery. „Well, I don‟t count for anything in her life.‟

„You do in mine,‟ he said emphatically, feeling the question mark over his involvement with her and hating it. He turned in his seat to reach out and cup her cheek, his eyes boring into hers with forceful intensity. „You do in mine, Ivy. Give me time and I‟ll prove that to you.‟

He kissed her, wanting their desire for each other to obliterate everything else, leave no room for doubts. Excitement surged through him at her fierce response. She didn‟t want to doubt him. She wanted to lose herself in the same passion he felt. It was hell having to restrain himself to a kiss when he was so hungry for her. He mentally cursed his sister for being an obstacle to the rampant urge to sweep Ivy straight up to his bedroom. A month of waiting and still he had to wait.

„Later,‟ he promised, breathing the word against her lips as he forced himself to break the kiss. „You have to meet my sister now, Ivy.‟

„Yes,‟ she whispered huskily.

He had to fight down his reluctance to separate himself from her, move away. It took an act of will to curb the rebellious needs of his body and alight from the car, taking the steps demanded by Olivia‟s unwelcome presence in his home. Ivy swayed a little as he helped her from the passenger seat. He tucked her arm around his for the walk inside, governed by the strong instinct to support and protect his woman.

His …

Strange … he couldn‟t remember feeling actually possessive of a woman before. Probably it was the long waiting that had made him uncertain of having Ivy again. And that was yet to happen. Olivia had better behave herself, he thought grimly. If she gave Ivy any cause to skip out on him.

„There you are!‟

The words were flung at him the moment he and Ivy entered the foyer—

Olivia emerging from the lounge, a highball glass in hand, obviously in a state of intoxication, her usual perfect grooming having taken a slide today: eye make-up smudged, her shoulder-length hair dishevelled, silk blouse crumpled, linen trousers badly creased.

She had the same blue eyes and black hair he did. Tall and voluptuously curved, she could and usually did make a striking impact on people, but she was not about to make a good impression on Ivy at this meeting.

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