Chapter 96

“Old habits do die hard.”

“Indeed. But honestly, Sebastian, let’s not spoil the next month with silly spats and trying to get one over each other. Let’s just enjoy each other for a change.”

“Sounds good to me. Like I told you once before, I’d rather make love than war.”

“Heavens, let’s not go that far. What we’re doing here is playing a game.

And a pretty erotic game at that. But no more talk of love, please,” she swept on with a shudder. “Or falling in love. I can’t think of anything worse.”

Sebastian was taken aback, and tellingly hurt. But be damned if he was going to show it. “That’s an unusual thing for a woman to say,” he commented as he set about starting up the engine. Best to keep his expressive eyes away from her right at this moment. “Love is usually the first thing a woman thinks of. And wants.”

“I’m an unusual woman,” she said offhandedly.

And a secretive one, Sebastian realised. Like Ali, she rarely revealed any details of a pe