Marriage By Deception
“Moving like a sleepwalker, she went into the sitting room and collapsed on to the sofa, because, as she recognised, her legs no longer wished to support her.
‘My God,’ she said, in a half-whisper. ‘What on earth did I think I was doing?’ Fortunately there’d been a cab just outside the restaurant, so she’d been able to make an immediate getaway.
Not that Sam Alexander had been anywhere in sight as she’d driven off, and she’d craned her neck until it ached to make certain.
But all the same she ha...dn’t felt safe until her own front door had closed behind her.
And, if she was honest, not even then. Not even now.
I should never have started this, she thought broodingly. I should have left well alone.
Because men like Sam Alexander could seriously damage your health. If you let them.
And it was useless to pretend she hadn’t been tempted. Just for a nano-second, perhaps, but no less potent for all that. Which had never been part of the plan.
Oh, God, the plan.
Unwillingly, her mind travelled back ten days, reminding her how it had all begun… ’Ros, just listen to this.’ As her stepsister hurtled into the room, waving a folded newspaper, Ros stifled a sigh and clicked ‘Save’ on the computer.MoreLess
‘My God,’ she said, in a half-whisper. ‘What on earth did I think I was doing?’ Fortunately there’d been a cab just outside the restaurant, so she’d been able to make an immediate getaway.
Not that Sam Alexander had been anywhere in sight as she’d driven off, and she’d craned her neck until it ached to make certain.
But all the same she ha...dn’t felt safe until her own front door had closed behind her.
And, if she was honest, not even then. Not even now.
I should never have started this, she thought broodingly. I should have left well alone.
Because men like Sam Alexander could seriously damage your health. If you let them.
And it was useless to pretend she hadn’t been tempted. Just for a nano-second, perhaps, but no less potent for all that. Which had never been part of the plan.
Oh, God, the plan.
Unwillingly, her mind travelled back ten days, reminding her how it had all begun… ’Ros, just listen to this.’ As her stepsister hurtled into the room, waving a folded newspaper, Ros stifled a sigh and clicked ‘Save’ on the computer.MoreLess
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