by Tara Pammi
‘Good morning,’ he said, approaching her with a welcoming smile. ‘Miss Guillem?’
She nodded.
‘I am Captain Andrew Brand. Let me show you in. I’ll give you the mandatory safety talk as we go.’
Chloe joined him on the gleaming yacht with a grin that only got wider as he showed off the magnificent vessel, pointing out the bar, swimming pool and hot tub on the next deck up, then taking her inside.
This yacht had everything, she thought in awe as she tried her hardest to pay attention to what she was being shown and told.
After showing her the Finnish sauna that had a window looking straight out to sea, he took her to the top deck to what was appropriately named ‘the sky lounge’ and left her with a young woman with tightly curled hair who made her a cocktail of coconut blended with mango and rum and served it in the coconut shell with a straw. This stretched Chloe’s smile so wide her mouth must have reached her ears. She enjoyed it so much she readily accepted a second, then took a seat on one of the plentiful cappuccino-coloured leather seats encircling the lounge.
She gazed out of one of the many windows, imagining the spectacular view of the stars at night from this wonderful vantage point, and hoped she would be lucky enough to experience it for herself. The estimated finish time of the day’s excursion had been vague.
Which reminded her that she still seemed to be the only guest.
And where had the barwoman gone?
Unease crawling through her, Chloe opened her beach bag to search for her phone.
Just as her fingers closed on it, a tall figure stepped into the lounge.
Although the figure was only in the periphery of her vision, it was enough for her stomach to roil and ice to plunge into her veins.
Feeling very much like a teenager watching a horror movie and wishing she could cover her eyes to hide from the scary bit, she slowly turned her head.
And there he stood, filling the space around him like a dark, menacing shadow, a grim smile on his face.
Luis.
‘Hello, bonita. It is a pleasure to see you again.’
Copyright © 2018 by Michelle Smart
ISBN-13: 9781488083587
Sheikh’s Baby of Revenge
First North American publication 2018
Copyright © 2018 by Harlequin Books S.A.
Special thanks and acknowledgment are given to Tara Pammi for her contribution to the Bound to the Desert King series.
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