Her mind reeled. The amount he proposed was ridiculous. And tempting, despite the fact she knew she’d have to refuse. “Why me?”
“Why not?” His gaze crawled down her body slowly, and then flicked back to meet hers. He gave a careless shrug, but the hand still cupping her elbow squeezed. “You’ll do.”
Her gaze narrowed. She was glad he’d done that. Sized her up like a meal. Anger flushed through her, replacing the tingling awareness and sickening fear with something sturdier. She jerked away her arm. “I’ll need a day.” She could take forever. The answer would still be no.
“Take two. I’ll be leaving shortly for a platform on the gulf. When I return, I’ll send around a car.”
“You’ll need my number. My address.”
“I’ll find you.” At her widened glance, he shrugged. “It’s a small town.” He gave her a smile, and then bowed his head and turned.
Tilly watched his tall, straight back saunter away, and wondered if there was any possibility he knew what she’d found.
If he’d come back to avenge Celeste’s death, he’d picked the perfect person to begin with.
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Contents
Cover
Title Page
Welcome
Dedication
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
About the Author
An Excerpt from Her Only Desire
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This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental.
Copyright © 2014 by Delilah Devlin
Excerpt from Her Only Desire copyright © 2014 by Delilah Devlin
Cover design by Elizabeth Turner
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