Chapter 14

Even if Caroline had succeeded in getting to him, in breaching his guard, in a way he couldn’t remember any other woman ever doing before… His mouth thinned. “You are right, it was stupid,” he acknowledged harshly. “Let’s just forg—” He broke off as his phone began to vibrate against his hip.” Excuse me.”

He took the phone out to take the call—no doubt a telephoned answer to one of the e-mails he had just sent.

Caroline didn’t know which of them she was most angry with. Herself for having responded to Nicholas in the way she had. Or Nicholas for the way he had so readily agreed their behavior had been stupid.

The latter, probably…

“Tell her I’ll call her when I have the time,” Nicholas said decisively into his mobile, even as he kept his coldly dark gaze fixed steadily on Caroline. “I don’t give a damn what she wants, Adam; you can tell her I’ll call her when I’m good and ready!”

Her? Don’t give a damn what she wants? I’ll call her when I’m good and rea