The Sweetest Revenge

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by Dawn Halliday


  Isabelle met Leo’s gaze, and they collapsed into another fit of laughter.

  “What will we tell them?” Isabelle finally managed, wiping her eyes.

  Still grinning, Leo shrugged, then shuddered. “They’re your friends. I find them rather fearsome.”

  That sent Isabelle into fresh giggles. “Just don’t incite their ire again, and you will find them quite agreeable.”

  Leo drew her close. “Believe me, I will never do anything to raise those women’s ire. Ever.”

  “Well then.” Isabelle’s laughter turned musing. “I’ll tell them that I have forgiven you.”

  “Have you?”

  Unable to stop smiling, she nodded and slid her arms around his neck. “I have.”

  He smiled down at her.

  She tugged his head and pressed her lips against his. “I shall thank them for forgiving you.”

  “Have they forgiven me?”

  “Oh, aye. They wouldn’t have told you where I was if they hadn’t.”

  “Ah. I am happy to hear that.”

  “I’ll tell them we are to be married.”

  “Excellent plan.”

  “I’ll tell them—”

  Leo pressed two fingers to her lips. “Don’t tell them much more than that. I mean to be back upstairs before midnight.”

  “Oh? Why is that?” She was being coy. Enjoying it. She looked up at him through her lashes.

  He narrowed his eyes. “I must have my vengeance.”

  “Whatever for, my lord?”

  He paused, then smiled. “For attacking me, of course.”

  Regret jolted through her. With his chest so bruised, she must have seriously hurt him.

  “Was it very painful?”

  “You are the most dangerous, terrifying opponent I have ever faced.”

  “I am?”

  “Indeed. Your beauty renders me weak. It gives you a decidedly unfair advantage.”

  “What will you do?”

  His gaze roamed her body, leaving trails of heat skittering in its wake. “I am going to take you upstairs. I am going to make you pay.”

  Her breath caught.

  Eyes dark with promise, he advanced on her and, with one arm, drew her close. The beat of his heart tapped a steady cadence against her fingertips.

  “I will see you beg for mercy, my lady,” he said, his voice a caress against her ear. “That will be my revenge.”

  Something fluttered inside Isabelle, and warmth bloomed deep within her body, spreading like warm, sweet honey through her veins. An impish grin curved her lips as she took Leo’s arm.

  Barefoot, disheveled, and smiling, they strolled to the drawing room.

  Also by Dawn Halliday

  Highland Obsession

  Highland Surrender

  Winter Heat in A Highlander Christmas

  Honeymoon Castaways

  Twice the Night

  10 Days in Paradise

  Jewels of the Nile IV

  About the Author

  Dawn Halliday writes historical and contemporary erotic romance in Southern California, where she lives with her husband, three children, and an assortment of other creatures. You can learn more about Dawn at www.DawnHalliday.com.

  Table of Contents

  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

  CHAPTER TWENTY

  Also by Dawn Halliday

  About the Author

  Table of Contents

  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

  CHAPTER TWENTY

  Also by Dawn Halliday

  About the Author

 

 

 


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