Chapter 14

Sara didn’t know whether to admire him for his audacity or lambast him for his arrogance. Either way, she couldn’t work for a man she didn’t even like… Lying to herself wasn’t going to make this situation any easier, Sara immediately chastised herself. The problem was not that she didn’t like Simon Hamilton, but that a single kiss had shown her that physically she liked him too much. Sara had been convinced she would never—could never—feel again. She was determined not to feel physical desire for any man when she knew it would ultimately lead to more pain and disillusionment.

"What are you thinking about…?"

Simon had watched Sara's expressions during the last few minutes of silence between them. Had seen the dismay. The confusion. Followed by the doubt. And then what had looked like pained anguish. All of them emotions he would never previously have associated with the prickly and confident Sara.

She shook herself out of that mood of despondency with obvious effor