The Billionaire Bargain

ing inside her head, so hot and bright she couldn't

got to do with

as no point in pretending any more. There was only one p

er knew e

a quick, shallow breath, trying not to give

bout...? Th

brother sto

derision in his voice

office has security cameras. Y

her stomach cramp with fear. He'd known right from the start-before she'd eve

her to reali

been for nothing. Suddenly she wa

eas

ce. But maybe that was because she was no longer Rachel Adams but some a

w it looks bad. But if you'l

k you've wasted more than

ow the full story

head. 'Save it for your lawyers. They'll

. The man was a monster! Didn't he understan

with anger. 'I might have known someone like you

e was chillingly cold. 'You

m. 'I mean someone

beneath the lights. 'I don't ne

thief.' Her h

n't steal

es. But it w

are littered with peop

don't und

brother's motives are of no interest to me. I'm only conc

ed at him o

gu

rled up im

m not stupid. You didn't come up here by accident, or to lo

ed around the empty

hill through her. 'As whatever you've got stashed in those

r. A way to corroborate her story. Desperately she

l from you,' she said breathles

have been disappointed. Christopher barely glanced

ontradicts everything you've just said, it merel

She felt almost giddy with

me people, I prefer to

ase you're

' His shoulders

ugh that door you've done nothing but

is cheek, and then slow

,' he said softly.

ut watching his green eyes gleam triumphantly, his smug assumption that she would back dow

t least that way I won't have t

so bloody

in his voice she h

apped. 'You're going to call the

ant, his cool, opaque, dispassionate-

nted to do it. So who

small, tig

was infuriating, and yet part of him couldn't help admiring her. She was just so de

curled hands, he sighed. 'You don't wa

ant. You don't know anyt

gaze. 'So

ng she wanted to hurl it back in his face. But already her anger was fading and picturing her br

kily. 'So you can u

ow about your brother-aside from his penchant for expensive watches-is

defensively and instantly wished she hadn't as he tur

people o

e that statement, so instead she satisf

d. He's shy, and he finds it diff

if he didn't steal from

.' Her voice rose

to charge your phone. Not when you purposely steal som

r shoulders set high and pushed back as though for b