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“What the hell do you think you’re doing?” growled a newly familiar voice.
Andrée stifled a scream, dropped the edge of the comforter she was pulling into place and collapsed on the edge of the bed. Mon Dieu. He was back and the villa wasn’t anywhere near ready for guests, even though she’d been rushing around like a maniac trying to get it in shape.
Though the man’s sudden appearance caught her by surprise, his antipathy didn’t. She’d had a foretaste of coming attractions on the beach and it factored greatly in her panicked attempt to take care of a job that was overseen by her father and, up until recently, handled flawlessly by Sylvie. As if that wasn’t enough to leave her feeling out of her depth, now she was supposed to figure out how to handle a riled up male? Her heart started pounding in her chest so hard it made her head spin. What had she done to make him so upset?
The Unexpected Guest marched over to her, grabbed her by the arm, pulled her off the bed and started hauling her across the room. Being man-handled was a new experience she could’ve happily lived the rest of her life without experiencing.
“I knew it. I knew you were trouble the moment I laid eyes on you. I’m not putting up with this sh—” He waved his hand up and down in the air encompassing the length of her. “This on my vacation. You better have a damn good explanation why you’re in my bedroom, because I know for a fact you don’t belong in the villa.”
She did, although faced with his anger, she doubted herself. She yanked on her arm, but his hold was like a shackle so she ended up helplessly dragged behind him as they headed down the hall to the living room. The fear, never mind how outlandish he was acting, left her somewhat paralyzed. Though her brain was screaming, struggle, her body wasn’t listening, it merely stumbled along behind him.
She was a tall girl and felt like she dwarfed everyone but her father. Not this man. Broad and well over her father’s six foot frame, he seemed massive. She actually felt feminine in his grasp. But there was something about him other than his size, a presence that filled up the room and overwhelmed her, leaving her disconcertingly helpless. After he flung her down on the couch, she sat staring at him apprehensively.
“Monsieur,” she whispered, but couldn’t gather her thoughts enough to say more.
“Looking at me like that with those eyes will get you nothing. You’re trespassing and I’m calling the authorities.”
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