Wife in the Making. Lindsay Armstrong
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almost immediately that she was not wrong.
‘How many have there been?’ he queried. ‘Men, I mean.’
‘I’ve known dozens of men,’ she replied.
‘Allow me to rephrase.’ He looked up at her as if to say, Two can play that kind of game. ‘How many have you slept with?’
‘It was not a profession with me, if that’s what you’re implying.’ The firelight made her eyes look bluer—and very cynical.
Bryn swore beneath his breath and stood up to put his hands on her shoulders. ‘Don’t—’
‘Don’t you try to manhandle me again, Bryn Wallis,’ she said through gritted teeth.
His fingers dug into her shoulders briefly then he shook his head savagely and released her. ‘I was about to say, don’t read things into everything I say before I’ve had a chance to say it, Fleur. But, even if it wasn’t a profession,’ he continued grimly, ‘it’s a road to destruction, Fleur. Hell, now look what you’ve done!’ he finished bitterly.
She blinked several times and looked around in utter confusion. ‘What?’
‘I knew you’d get me all worried about you—that’s why I didn’t want you for the job!’
‘I…I…but you hardly know me from a bar of soap,’ she said confusedly.
‘I know the type all too well,’ he replied. ‘Too gorgeous for your own good, Ms Millar, not to mention walking man-bait.’
Fleur’s mouth fell open, then she snapped it shut. ‘All right!’ She was so angry it amazed her that her words came out crisp and crystal-clear. ‘This was meant to be the path to redemption, Mr Wallis. But I can travel it on my own; I don’t need help or anyone to worry about me—least of all you. In which case it might be an idea for you to go back to Stella, if that’s what this is really about.’ She put her hands on her hips to stare at him levelly, and saw him react sharply.
Then he took hold, folded his arms leisurely and summed her up comprehensively from head to toe. She’d put a thin white pullover on over her swimming costume, so her legs were bare, and his gaze lingered on them. Finally he drawled, ‘What’s that supposed to mean?’
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