The Count's Blackmail Bargain
“‘What do you think, bella mia? Did Paolo travel straight from your eyes to your heart when you saw him first?’ No, she thought, pain twisting inside her. But you did—and now I’m lost for ever… She made herself look back at him. ‘Naturally there was—a connection. Why else would I be here?’ ‘Why indeed?’ he said softly. He stretched slowly, effortlessly, making her numbly aware of every smooth ripple of muscle in his lean body. ‘I am going to swim, Laura. Will you join me?’ ‘No,’ she managed some...how. ‘No, thank you.’ He smiled at her. ‘You do not feel the necessity to cool off a little?’ ‘I’m a very poor swimmer,’ she said. ‘I don’t like being out of my depth, and your pool has no shallow end.’ ‘Ah,’ he said meditatively. ‘Then why do you not allow me to teach you?’ There was a loaded silence, and Laura found she was biting her lip.
‘That’s—very kind,’ she said, trying to keep her voice steady. ‘But I couldn’t—possibly—impose on you like that.’ ‘No imposition, cara mia.’ His voice was a drawl.MoreLess
‘That’s—very kind,’ she said, trying to keep her voice steady. ‘But I couldn’t—possibly—impose on you like that.’ ‘No imposition, cara mia.’ His voice was a drawl.MoreLess
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