Chapter 87

At the beginning of the week Cara went into a state of shell shock and Xavier gave her no chance to recover whatsoever.

On the next day he surprised her with a visit to an exclusive spa day where for several hours a team of beautiful therapists scraped and plucked and buffed her until every inch of her skin and hair glowed. On Tuesday morning they flew to London and went to the penthouse suite at one of Ramon’s private clubs. In the afternoon Xavier disappeared to a meeting leaving her in the suit with a personal stylist who arrived with a vast collection of the evening gowns a bottle of champagne and their case full of makeup and hair products. In the evening he took her to see Les Miserables. They had best seats in the theatre of course and afterwards they eat a late supper at the Michelin starred restaurant.

Dinner. Posh restaurant, dark, lots of heavy drapes, black and red, velvet tablecloths and seat covers. Large black candles on floor mounted candelabra provide the seductive i