by Caro Fraser
‘In which case, since I was rather feeling that way, I thought we might keep one another company.’ She ran a hand slowly along the length of his thigh.
He smiled down at her, enjoying her practised flirtatiousness, the hidden depths of her glance. She always had been the most marvellous tease.
‘Come here.’ He drew her up so that she was kneeling between his legs. ‘Since you’re in the neighbourhood,’ he murmured, ‘I don’t see why not.’ And he kissed her, glad of the familiarity, the unthreatening, easy acceptance of their mutual desires. If anyone understood him, Sarah did.
Anthony parked his car on the north side of the square and sat there for a moment. He had done enough thinking. After the chambers meeting he had gone back to his room, and for two hours he had wrestled with his thoughts, searching his feelings, questioning his motives over and over again. He had told himself that it was simply a reaction to Camilla’s rejection, and an overreaction at that. Then he had tried to persuade himself that he was fantasising, creating an illusory ideal of a relationship founded on mere hope, without any substance. But he could not ignore it. It had grown on him all day. He had known last night, as they sat and talked, and he watched the lines of Leo’s face, the cadence of his voice. He wanted to be with the man, to be part of his life, on whatever terms. If he didn’t take this step now, he never would. It was all unknown, untested. But at least he knew what he felt.
He pulled his key from the ignition, got out and locked the car. Then, turning up the collar of his coat, trembling a little with the cold and the force of his own hopes and emotions, he crossed the deserted square, went up the steps, and pressed the bell of Leo’s flat.
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About the Author
CARO FRASER is the daughter of George MacDonald Fraser, author of the Flashman novels. She attended art school and worked as an advertising copywriter before deciding to pursue a career in law. Fraser began to write full-time while bringing up the third of her four children, and published her first novel, The Pupil, in 1993. Since then she has written several novels, including the critically acclaimed Caper Court series. She is currently a full-time shipping lawyer and lives in London.
By Caro Fraser
THE CAPER COURT SERIES
The Pupil
Judicial Whispers
An Immoral Code
A Hallowed Place
A Perfect Obsession
A Calculating Heart
Breath of Corruption
Errors of Judgment
LOOK OUT FOR THE NEXT BOOK IN THE
CAPER COURT SERIES …
At 5 Caper Court, the personal and professional interweave in ways as complex as the law; sharp minds and abrasive personalities lie behind deceptively polished facades. Leo Davies, silver-haired QC, captivates both his male and female co-workers. Untouched by his seemingly indiscriminate affairs, he takes his pleasure where he pleases without regard for the devastation he leaves behind.
Yet, newly made a father, Leo begins to questions his ephemeral relationships, but when his lifestyle produces sinister results that threaten to extend to his son the question becomes whether it is too late for Leo to change – to stop his life from unravelling even further …
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First published in Great Britain in 1999.
This ebook edition published by Allison & Busby in 2013.
Copyright © 1999 by CARO FRASER
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ISBN 978–0–7490–1418–6