Chapter 314

His body hardened just at the thought of a naked Chloe moving effortlessly around the kitchen as they prepared a meal together, at the image of the fullness of her naked breasts and those lean hips and thighs with a triangle of fiery red hair at their apex...

Having arrived at Garstang on time this evening, he had been at first irritated, then worried, when Chloe hadn’t arrived at the restaurant at the appointed time. Then the pendulum had swung to anger as the minutes ticked by with no sign of her arrival or a telephone call to explain her tardiness.

It had been almost a relief when Nelson, the maître d’, approached his table with the message that Chloe had telephoned and was unable to join him after all because she wasn’t well.

Almost…

Because Gregorio hadn’t been fooled for a minute by the telephone message. In fact, he was sure that Nelson hadn’t been either. The surprised look in the other man’s eyes was in complete contrast to his politely bland expression! Gregorio knew that if