A Breathless Bride
“Shivering slightly at the cool dampness of the morning—supplemented by the resort’s sprinkler system, which jetted vaporized water into the air—she eased out of her sandals.
A faint movement caught her eye as she dropped her towel, key and sarong onto one of the resort’s deck chairs. The bodyguard who had followed her to her suite the previous night was standing beneath one of the palms. Annoyed, but determined to ignore him so long as he kept his distance, she walked into the water.
Sh...e swam energetically for a few minutes then turned on her back to catch her breath. The snick-snick of the sprinklers had stopped, replaced by slow dripping as lush palms shed excess water onto smooth limestone paving. The deep quiet of the early morning gradually sank in, mending the ravages of a mostly sleepless night.
Constantine had offered to clear Ambrosi Pearls’ debt if she slept with him.
Taking a deep breath, she ducked and breaststroked the length of the pool underwater, using the discipline of the physical challenge to cool her escalating temper.MoreLess
A faint movement caught her eye as she dropped her towel, key and sarong onto one of the resort’s deck chairs. The bodyguard who had followed her to her suite the previous night was standing beneath one of the palms. Annoyed, but determined to ignore him so long as he kept his distance, she walked into the water.
Sh...e swam energetically for a few minutes then turned on her back to catch her breath. The snick-snick of the sprinklers had stopped, replaced by slow dripping as lush palms shed excess water onto smooth limestone paving. The deep quiet of the early morning gradually sank in, mending the ravages of a mostly sleepless night.
Constantine had offered to clear Ambrosi Pearls’ debt if she slept with him.
Taking a deep breath, she ducked and breaststroked the length of the pool underwater, using the discipline of the physical challenge to cool her escalating temper.MoreLess
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