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He found himself smiling at her. Giving her the reassurance she was silently seeking.

‘It will be all right,’ he said. ‘I promise you.’

The flicker was in her eyes again. ‘It’s just that…’

‘It’s just that I’m a complete stranger and I picked you up off the street.’

The blunt way he said it made her cheeks colour. But he had done it deliberately, spelling out her fears, her apprehension and unease.

‘Over dinner, I trust we will get to know each other more. But nothing will happen that you do not want to happen. You have my word on this.’

His eyes held hers, and then, out of the solemnity, a smile slanted suddenly across his face. Carrie felt that dazzle glitter inside her, as it had done when she’d first seen that incredible smile in the car.

Slowly she nodded, swallowing. She wasn’t being stupid—she wasn’t! She was simply being—

Carried away. Swept away. But why not? Why not? What was the harm in it? And how could she walk away now? She didn’t have the strength of mind to do so. And she didn’t have the will. Why should she? He wasn’t some seedy, creepy bloke—he was… gorgeous. Fantastic. Devastating. Irresistible. And someone like that would never, never appear twice in her life.

The elevator doors opened, and she stepped out. The champagne still seemed to be fizzing in her veins.