Bride At Whangatapu – Robyn Donald

He laughed then, as he walked across to the door into the bathroom. ‘No, you have no tricks, darling. None at all.’ Over his shoulder he finished mockingly, ‘That’s why I’ve given you your head. You don’t want any closer relation- ship just yet, for reasons I can understand even if I don’t agree with them. It’s pride, I gather, the desire to be considered a person in your own right. It won’t be long before that’s an accepted fact.

When it is, Fiona, nothing you can say or do will prevent me from making this mockery of a marriage into a real one.’ There was a short silence, during which she stood rigidly looking out into the beauty of the garden below, without – seeing a single blossom or leaf. uke Then he said quite softly, ‘And if it’s pride that’s keeping you silent, don’t worry. You’ve kept it intact by making none of the running, as you said you wouldn’t.

You won’t even have to agree to sharing my bed; when I think the time is ripe I’ll save your pride by giving you rio choice.’ The threat was underlined by his laughter, drowned a moment later by the sound of water running into the hand- basin. For a long moment Fiona stood like a statue of stone. Then deliberately she forced herself to relax before walk– ing across to the dressing table to pick up her hairbrush. The rhythmical strokes gave her a measure of calm, outwardly at least; only she knew that deep within her was a tight knot of fear and—yes, she had to admit it to her- self, mixed with it was excitement and anticipation, Dear God, was she so frail that she could find pleasure in the thought of submission when every intuitive faculty she possessed was shrieking the wrongness of what he planned?

It seemed so, for her colour was high, and deep within the _ cool grey of her eyes was the sleek contentment of a woman who knows that she is desired—and who desires. _ If only she could give in to that half of her which played the traitor, urging her to surrender to her longing for the sensual pleasures she would find in Logan’s arms.

ero ces But if her body and heart pulled her one way, her brain rejected their soft persuasions.

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-_— #9 ; Robyn Donald BRIDE AT WHANGATAPU oe MILLS & BOON LIMITED LONDON – TORONTO. All the characters mn this book have no existence outside the imagination of the Author, and have no relation whatsoever to anyone bearing the same name or names. They are not even distantly inspired by any individual known or unknown to . the Author, and all the incidents are pure invention. The text of this publication or any part thereof may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, storage in an information retrieval system, or otherwise, without the written ‘ permission of the publisher.

This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, resold, hired out or otherwise circulated without the prior consent of the publisher in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition including this condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser. First published 1977 Australian copyright 1984 Philippine copyright 1978 This edition 1984 © Robyn Donald 1977 ISBN 0 263 74614 3 Set in Linotype Plantin ro on rok pt.

02-0384 Made and printed in Great Britain by Richard Clay (The Chaucer Press) Ltd, Bungay, Suffolk CHAPTER ONE Fiona Warp was nervous. It showed in the way her slender fingers clasped the top of her handbag so tightly that they showed white against the darkness of the leather. It showed in the tension of her dark grey eyes, the tight line of her mouth, usually so soft and generous.

On her finger the narrow gold wedding ring stood out like a band of servi- tude oddly at variance with the extreme youthfulness of her features, for although she was twenty-three she looked no older than nineteen. Only her eyes, set in darkness, shadowy with the remembrance of old pain, revealed that “she was no child fresh from school.

: ; The waiting became unbearable. So much depended on this interview! Jonathan’s health, her own peace of mind, all waited on the man who was behind that impersonal, mocking hotel door. The doctor had said that Jonathan must have at least a year in the country, to run wild in the fresh air if he was to get rid of that terrible cough which had racked his small body through the winter.

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