Revenge at the Altar by Louise Fuller

Author:Louise Fuller
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2018-08-13T17:43:52+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

IT WAS NEARLY TEN O’CLOCK. Already the quivering sun was high in the sky, and soon the pale sand would be too hot to stand on in bare feet.

Glancing down, Max frowned. As a child, he’d been to the seaside twice—once with his mother and Paul, and once with his school. But it was a long time since he’d walked barefoot anywhere, except between his bathroom and his bedroom or to and from his pool. In fact, it might even be the first time he’d ever been on a beach without shoes as an adult.

But, unusual as that was, walking barefoot couldn’t really compete with some of his other more recent and less rational ‘firsts’.

Staring out across the bay, to where a couple of seabirds were bobbing peacefully on the water, he ticked them off inside his head.

Obviously getting married to a woman he didn’t love or trust took pole position. But a close second was buying those shares from her father. He’d never paid over the odds for anything and, looking back on it, there had been absolutely no need for him to do so. Although Emile had been maddeningly evasive and capricious, his demand had been modest in comparison to what he’d ended up offering for the shares.

Which brought him to another first—paying for a woman.

Beneath his dark glasses, his eyes narrowed. He didn’t like the way it sounded but, despite what he’d said to Margot, and told himself about why he’d married her, that was in essence what he’d done.

And then, of course, last night had been the first time he’d ever chased a woman—or at least followed one.

Watching Margot turn and walk away, he had been too angry to move, his head simmering with barely contained frustration that within the space of a heartbeat she had thrown their honeymoon and her ring back in his face. And what had she meant by him not understanding relationships?

He gritted his teeth. He understood relationships perfectly. He should too: he’d had the ultimate learning experience, watching his mother put her life on hold, waiting, hoping—and for what?

For nothing, that was what.

He took a calming breath. No, Margot was wrong. He did understand relationships. It was simple, really. If you didn’t ask you didn’t get.

A wave broke, spilling water over his feet, and he realised that in the time he’d been walking down the beach the tide had begun to turn.

He glanced down at his wrist automatically and frowned. He’d left his watch on the bedside table.

And left Margot sleeping in his bed.

He felt his muscles tighten, heat lapping over his skin like the tide on the beach. In bed, their quarrel had been forgotten, their bodies blurring in a passionate embrace that had shaken him not just physically but emotionally—for he never had felt that close, that committed before. But of course he’d never been married before.

Margot might be sleeping now, but she hadn’t slept much last night. Neither of them had. His lips curved upwards. In fact, her curiosity had almost killed them both.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.