Unmasked
“She had taken a tisane of wild mint to ease her headache but when Jane had suggested she should rest, Mari had declined and had taken herself off down to the gardens. It was one of the few places where she felt any peace. But this morning not even the earthy smell of the soil and the hot bloom of the roses could soothe her.
Nick Falconer troubled her. He troubled her a great deal. The sweet stirring of her blood that his presence caused was enough to disturb her. The raw desire she could see in... his eyes and feel in his touch both seduced and scared her. It made her want to take a risk, to try to put the past behind her, to test the theory that not all men were evil and cruel in their lust. Worse, she felt a terrible, insidious, instinctive desire to trust him and tell him the truth.
But Nick was not a man she could trust. She could trust no one.
She was no closer to discovering whether he suspected her of his cousin Rashleigh’s murder for he kept his secrets very well whilst seeking to unmask hers.MoreLess
Nick Falconer troubled her. He troubled her a great deal. The sweet stirring of her blood that his presence caused was enough to disturb her. The raw desire she could see in... his eyes and feel in his touch both seduced and scared her. It made her want to take a risk, to try to put the past behind her, to test the theory that not all men were evil and cruel in their lust. Worse, she felt a terrible, insidious, instinctive desire to trust him and tell him the truth.
But Nick was not a man she could trust. She could trust no one.
She was no closer to discovering whether he suspected her of his cousin Rashleigh’s murder for he kept his secrets very well whilst seeking to unmask hers.MoreLess
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