Reckless in Paradise (2010)
“‘Let him sweat a little. We don’t have to look too eager.’ Jo squirmed noticeably in his chair. ‘I thought you were in a hurry.’ Daniel picked up a paperweight from his desk, testing its weight in his hands, thinking abstractly that Sophie’s breasts must weigh about the same—only they filled his hands so much more satisfactorily.
‘You were in a hurry, you said.’ ‘I hear patience is a virtue.’ Jo wiped his brow with a handkerchief. ‘I think you should make him another offer. Ramp up the pressure.... It’s obviously what he’s waiting for.’ ‘And I think you should listen when I say I’m happy to sit tight.’ ‘So you’re not worried about your sister—with him—any more, then? After what happened to that other girl?’ Daniel dropped the paperweight back on the desk, swivelling his chair around to directly face the big man down. ‘That other girl’s name was Emma.’ ‘Yeah. Her. You wouldn’t want the same thing to happen to Monica.’ Daniel was caught between a bloodlust for retribution for what had happened so many years ago, and an anger for what he stood to lose now.MoreLess
‘You were in a hurry, you said.’ ‘I hear patience is a virtue.’ Jo wiped his brow with a handkerchief. ‘I think you should make him another offer. Ramp up the pressure.... It’s obviously what he’s waiting for.’ ‘And I think you should listen when I say I’m happy to sit tight.’ ‘So you’re not worried about your sister—with him—any more, then? After what happened to that other girl?’ Daniel dropped the paperweight back on the desk, swivelling his chair around to directly face the big man down. ‘That other girl’s name was Emma.’ ‘Yeah. Her. You wouldn’t want the same thing to happen to Monica.’ Daniel was caught between a bloodlust for retribution for what had happened so many years ago, and an anger for what he stood to lose now.MoreLess
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