Duncan stomped into the cockpit to sit with her and Andrew. After he slammed the door, Elgiva tilted Kincaid’s head to a comfortable position and resisted an urge to smooth the hair Duncan had mussed. She stood quickly. “Best go and get your mask, Robbie. Duncan will pounce on the least excuse to complain.”
Rob gripped Elgiva’s arm and gazed hard into her eyes. “It’s not too late for you to put on a mask too. We could change the plans.”
She shook her head. “I suspect that Kincaid looked me over verrry well when I preened in front of his silly little one-way mirror. I don’t think he’s the kind of man who’d forget the details of his kidnapper’s face.” She hugged her brother and swallowed hard to keep the tears out of her voice. “It has to be this way, Robbie. If we get what we want, I won’t be sorry. Sssh, now, you big-hearted brute.”
She stood back and shook him lightly by the shoulders, as if he were still smaller than she. His handsome, angular features tightened with sorrow, and Elgiva tried to distract him. “Robbie, I think Mr. Kincaid’s got you beat. He must be a good centimeter taller.”
“Och! No!” Rob’s eyes glittered with dismay, as she’d expected. “The thieving bastard’s naught but a midget next to myself!”
“We’ll bring him down a notch or two. Don’t fret.” Douglas Kincaid’s dog licked her hand anxiously.
“Sssh, now, he’ll be fine,” she said soothingly, stroking the dog’s broad, golden head. “It’s me you should be worrying over, lad. I won’t get out of this as well off as you and your grand friend here.”
Rob touched her arm. “Go up and sit with the others, Ellie. I’m going to change his clothes.”
“No. I’ll help.” At Rob’s grim silence she glanced up. “Brother of mine, I was married for twelve years, you know. A man’s body is nothing new to me. And if I’m going to be alone with this one for a whole month, I’ll probably see more of him than I ever wanted.”
He cursed softly. “I must have been crazy when we decided this plan. A true man wouldn’t let his sister—”
“A true man knows when his sister is the best choice for a job. Now stop worrying!”
“If anything goes awry—”
“I’ll have done what my heart and soul told me to do. Now come. Let’s get this great, vain beast into some practical clothes.”
Together they began undressing Douglas Kincaid. By the time they finished Elgiva was quivering inside from touching him, and she knew for certain that living alone with him for the next month would be more dangerous than she’d ever imagined.
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Table of Contents
Cover
About the Book
Title Page
Dedication
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
About the Author
About Loveswept
Excerpt from Annette Reynolds’s Remember the Time
Excerpt from Juliana Garnett’s The Vow
Excerpt from Iris Johansen’s This Fierce Splendor
Excerpt from Sally Goldenbaum’s The Baron
Excerpt from Sharon and Tom Curtis’s Lightning That Lingers
Excerpt from Adrienne Staff’s Dream Lover
Excerpt from Deborah Smith’s Legends
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