The Billionaire Bargain

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'It's not you, it'

selfish or, more likely, she was just an extremely poor judge of character. Either

card and stared down at her brother's face. Thank goodness for David. He was always t

lid open smoothly.She owed David big time.And now she had a chance to pay him back.Her fingers tremb

him, propelled her forward.Inside the lift, panicky thoughts fluttered inside her head, darting back and forth

l in front of a plain wooden door. For a moment she stared at it in silence. There was no nameplate ,nothing to differentiate it from any of the other doors and for a moment she

ally need any introduction? Particularly in

fting her chin, she braced her shoulders. The lion wasn't a

ar landmarks were lit up against the night sky, and she gazed at it in wonder. Christopher Wood must have the best view in New York. Bu

uc

was she'd walked into start to move. Heart pounding, she reached out, groping blindly, trying to stop whatever it was fr

strained silence that followed. 'Why don't you

e and then suddenly froze as from the other side of the door she

that she thought it would burst through her ribcage, and then she scr

t see whoever it was, they wouldn't be able to see her. But her hope was swiftly e

so I hope, for your sake, that you hav

down her spine, but that was nothing compared to the dismay she felt as

was supposed to

usin

true.The shock should have felled her and it would have done

the flesh, however, his good looks were multiplied by ten, compounded by an

ndsome, too poised, too calculating. It must just be the shock

a Roman gladiator than a billionaire property tycoon. Only the very dark and obviously very expens

e extraordinary clear, glittering green, like shards of broken glass. But it was the beautiful full-lipped curve o

eart

ity of his body blocking the doorway. Nervously she glanced around the office, looking for another means of escape. B

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ning. She hadn't come here for confrontation or expl

xplain,' sh

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mpassive, but there was a dangerous undertone in hi

imple. Like I said, I've

n registered the fact that he knew who she was. As she glanced up, eyes widening in shock, h

you'd stolen that from some poo

, and her hand rose protectively to cover the badge eve

or your information, I am one of those poo

f her apron, her fingers brushed against David's security car

ing to get some more napkins from the kitchens,' sh

he pushed the door shut.In less than three seconds he had crossed th

ave said was tell the truth.' His eyes hardened. 'Please don't i

blocking the light, Christopher Wood dominated the space around them. But she couldn't allow

out her breath wi

she retorted. 'I've been on my feet for hours an

ok his

s agree with me.' His face was hard, anger harshening the fine features. 'So stop prevaric

forced herself to meet his face. 'How

hifted into one

wnstairs and you d

with his arrogant and irritatingly correct assumpti