Millionaire Under the Mistletoe / His High-Stakes Holiday Seduction. Emilie Rose. Читать онлайн. Newlib. NEWLIB.NET

Автор: Emilie Rose
Издательство: HarperCollins
Серия: Mills & Boon Desire
Жанр произведения: Контркультура
Год издания: 0
isbn: 9781408916018
Скачать книгу
twisted smile. “Well, I can’t have that. So I’ll take snow. As much as I love the lights in the city at Christmas, I love snow more. And it doesn’t often snow in London for Christmas. Sleet and sludge, yes, but not pure, pristine snow that crunches underfoot in the early morning and yours are the first footprints of the day.”

      He heard the longing. “You miss the country, don’t you?”

      “Particularly at this time of the year.”

      The lights in the Christmas tree flashed again, revealing a wistful, faraway expression he knew she’d have hated him to see.

      “I remember as a child getting up on Christmas morning, going with Adrian to check our stockings on the mantelpiece. Then I’d go and see my pony—take the biggest carrots I could find and slices of apple.” She gave a whisper of a sigh. “The warm smell of horse and hay inside the stables after the crisp air outside…that must be one of my favorite Christmas memories. And by the time I got back to the house my parents would be awake and we’d all gather under the tree.”

      Her lashes lay in dark crescents against her cheeks, and her mouth curved up in a smile that made an unfamiliar ache tighten around his chest.

      “A real tree.” She gestured to the Christmas tree that towered over them. “Not a fake monstrosity with fake snow like this one.”

      Callum nodded, feeling a strange affinity for her. When he was growing up, his family had always decorated a pine tree, too. And each year the scent had filled his home along with the sweet aromas of baking biscuits. They still shared Christmas in the country every year.

      He wanted to offer her a chance to relive the Christmas she dreamed of. He wanted to invite her home to spend Christmas in the country with him at Fairwinds. Although he suspected she would refuse his invitation.

      “Miranda—”

      She reached up to straighten a silver bow on the company tree. The movement pulled her dress tight across her breasts and his breath caught in his throat. He forgot what he’d been about to say. Forgot everything except the crazy hunger she made him feel.

      Unable to resist, he hooked an arm around her and pulled her close. Then he brushed his lips across hers very gently.

      The air grew still.

      Callum wanted to kiss her again with all the pent-up passion she’d kindled in him and sweep her off her feet before carrying her to his home.

      Instead he set her away from him.

      She touched her mouth with two fingers. “What was that for?”

      There had to be a reason for him to kiss her? Callum gave her a long look. Instead of collapsing into his arms like most women would have, the suspicion in her eyes deepened.

      Finally he said, “Blame it on the mistletoe.”

      She glanced upward and a puzzled frown creased her brow. “But there isn’t any.”

      Exactly. He needed no excuse to kiss her—the fire she’d ignited burned with an unquenchable fury—but Callum doubted she’d appreciate his honesty if he told her that.

      Конец ознакомительного фрагмента.

      Текст предоставлен ООО «ЛитРес».

      Прочитайте эту книгу целиком, купив полную легальную версию на ЛитРес.

      Безопасно оплатить книгу можно банковской картой Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, со счета мобильного телефона, с платежного терминала, в салоне МТС или Связной, через PayPal, WebMoney, Яндекс.Деньги, QIWI Кошелек, бонусными картами или другим удобным Вам способом.

/9j/4RdFRXhpZgAATU0AKgAAAAgADAEAAAMAAAABAdkAAAEBAAMAAAABAu4AAAECAAMAAAADAAAA ngEGAAMAAAABAAIAAAESAAMAAAABAAEAAAEVAAMAAAABAAMAAAEaAAUAAAABAAAApAEbAAUAAAAB AAAArAEoAAMAAAABAAIAAAExAAIAAAAgAAAAtAEyAAIAAAAUAAAA1IdpAAQAAAABAAAA6AAAASAA CAAIAAgACvyAAAAnEAAK/IAAACcQQWRvYmUgUGhvdG9zaG9wIENTNiAoTWFjaW50b3NoKQAyMDE1 OjA4OjEyIDE3OjAwOjExAAAEkAAABwAAAAQwMjIxoAEAAwAAAAH//wAAoAIABAAAAAEAAAXcoAMA BAAAAAEAAAlKAAAAAAAAAAYBAwADAAAAAQAGAAABGgAFAAAAAQAAAW4BGwAFAAAAAQAAAXYBKAAD AAAAAQACAAACAQAEAAAAAQAAAX4CAgAEAAAAAQAAFb8AAAAAAAAASAAAAAEAAABIAAAAAf/Y/+0A DEFkb2JlX0NNAAL/7gAOQWRvYmUAZIAAAAAB/9sAhAAMCAgICQgMCQkMEQsKCxEVDwwMDxUYExMV ExMYEQwMDAwMDBEMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMAQ0LCw0ODRAODhAUDg4OFBQO Dg4OFBEMDAwMDBERDAwMDAwMEQwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMDAz/wAARCACgAGUD ASIAAhEBAxEB/90ABAAH/8QBPwAAAQUBAQEBAQEAAAAAAAAAAwABAgQFBgcICQoLAQABBQEBAQEB AQAAAAAAAAABAAIDBAUGBwgJCgsQAAEEAQMCBAIFBwYIBQMMMwEAAhEDBCESMQVBUWETInGBMgYU kaGxQiMkFVLBYjM0coLRQwclklPw4fFjczUWorKDJkSTVGRFwqN0NhfSVeJl8rOEw9N14/NGJ5Sk hbSVxNTk9KW1xdXl9VZmdoaWprbG1ub2N0dXZ3eHl6e3x9fn9xEAAgIBAgQEAwQFBgcHBgU1AQAC EQMhMRIEQVFhcSITBTKBkRShsUIjwVLR8DMkYuFygpJDUxVjczTxJQYWorKDByY1wtJEk1SjF2RF VTZ0ZeLys4TD03Xj80aUpIW0lcTU5PSltcXV5fVWZnaGlqa2xtbm9ic3R1dnd4eXp7fH/9oADAMB AAIRAxEAPwDJY3RETDQKdQrNrBYYrLh6hBAO2fftc72tds+is97vYeTAqJWgcTB9J23IFloD9vva wEhtltPtf/6Dss3f4f1qkF9WC1lrha172hhor9RsPLmNdaxzm/R2Wer+5/N/Z07hLCc8O0vsrrw/ pNIhQKvWU9Nc1wqyALGgE73gsMuY13pPY39I/G/StfX/ANqa/Tycf/RqT8bpey1zbpJDnYzTY0OL S11lNb9NrL2fQt9X2b6/T+ndSjwnwYznj2l/iuYQoFWc6umrKtroM0tcRW7duls+1+4Of9JqrFJN ggEdRaNy2vqlW12VlW/nMrYwHw3uJd/56WM4rX+q17WZ9tDtPXrBb5urO7b/ANtusUHN2eXyV2/D i9X/ADWLL8pehpzN+Q3HfRZSbBY6l1m33iotZb7GudZV/OMfX6n85WjZeU3CxrMl9b7W1NLnNrAL oA3Od7i1rWNaFnk3Yt1+Rk2U+tbW4V3Na8mtjf5qttbh6bat/wCks9/qZF38hJ722YWVj2ZO77VV aysCsgA/4d+1rWvd7rm/8Z6fqfvrIOIGUSB6NLrj9X7/AA/3Wobdgj3N+Dj/ANSUkiDvaO8OH/Uh JV/0f8H/ANSMXX/C/wC5f//QzEXFO3KocWG2LGH0gJL/AHD9G1p+k5/0UJO1zmva5n0w4beeZ9v0 fd/mrPD3c/ll5FOxzXUen9nfdUAduRsawhzfV22b3uLfT3768iu1/pvrr/wd9VKsWFpFgOM8vyXf q7/TZIba+t9GK1tb/ovbj37P7f6P0/WQq+o5TDvfbj72v3zLmkGC1w2s2+17nWWXV7f0tlt3qfzi C3MtqNZDsb9G6p9RJePdQbHVuGza138+9r0/jjsD+DRlCd8cgLviHqP/AKCmvyHuuuyKaHMovqLW aVlrS2xhc427tmxrHen63/D1Yv7nqCy8qptF1ZxjjPufYawWgHb6jvY79J6tf0fS/wBD+jVc3PFb 8d7sc1v3epW579x3Ort9zz+l9r6GbU2ZddmFjrrcfcwEAte4CCS/bsO5jdm7Z7fzPppcUe/8uq0R Nx09IO4J2j/N/wB5qSVEuPBUvSg/z9P+ef8AyCd1Ac2fWpkd95/8ghYZTK0RMqNeRZRc17HGu2tw dW8diNQkD7i2QYMS3UGPBCyGzDk6gdD1WyOlvY4nU6erNqbWaqc1kh9NoBmRu9TF3B3qe9n839Nl fqf8G9W/sOXtDIpDgQXOAAkAuna01/o/Ua//AF3rgGP3Da7WFfp631jHbtpzLQ0cNcd4H/boeqGT kJD+ZlED93INv8NgljvWJ+hfQife0+Tv++pLz/8A5zdfJ3fbH7hoPayNf5Pp7fzUlX/0Vm4a4ofL W8v3+L91h9qV9Pm/7l//0cxKSCCDDmkOafMHc1Dc4sd5HsrGKKrMiptrttLntFjpiGkgPduP0drV Qp7oyFSvoDYYu6llNbP6MuaQRLGnUbY/6hVa+pZVbGVtLC2poZXuaCQ0Hfo7+v8An/zi0W4nT7aG u9f9K5hLtzg0NdLwDbU1xtbXtaz+bdY//CelYz9GqFeP011TXW3llhoD3tLmgCzdY1zf3tzWMqd9 n2p8b77+LSye2LHAaia+RjZnZF7Cy0tMkahoB0Jd2/e3e7+ohq63D6f6jwbQ2ttrWVOZYHufVva1 2RY2WtY11L93t+h7/wBCqtza6rHNY8WNBIBbJ0k7W+5rNzkpLsRiQeGJiN9qDWtGqZjuxTucCeQh z7klHdZulseak8AghKP05PlJSdo8eYSR382qZa9EmVG8Q6UmmQisGhIZAaE/D+KSQPtPy/ikit04 v8L/ALh//9LKtZuEjkJsV7m5NUN3uD2wzbv3GfoGuWepu/d3oiZrSLWPZo9rgWwSNQfb7q4sb/Y9 6oAvc5IkgkdnQZe2wtBxn21TYWtc5jv0drm4/qC7d73sd61eLY7/AA9nst3pnW0klrMVzbSKSWvp aQfTn1LHs317W5Oz9NVZ+j/Q/wDbNa3JyLtzbfs1oLS17ZeBHqfatWV7drvV+m7/AAn56i7NyrHP ufZjvfY0132ku97XbwWWbRsZ/Ou/m/T/AMGncce/4NLgl1iLG2sv3uOLYD9r3WDDfayy9tjOLDta 30bGs2P3P/T30+2z1P8ABeq/1PpgueLKb2OosDcghuM8Vtc2nf8AzWNTYx+2xtzqLGeo13/ab/S2 ZKhj5F2NBqtxmbd5aNznQLDU94930v6Oxv8A26lXl30tZXTZjMprBa2olzmlri57227x+k/SO9T/ AIOyumyr0/SSE4/yCJQnd1tVay/Q+X97+oyt6nhFzrWU7mxuqpfXWGNsbc/JrtdG76VbmY9jNvvq 9T9ypZ2dlY15YzGp9FrXOmQJLZ/V2OcC7f8AZ63vp3/4X9HvSfS1rdovp+bz/wCQUGYwmTfTA/ln /wAgjx6f2K9qEZDhvRGP5x/yUbPpN+Kk0e55kH3QCNQY/dQ7jDm/FJeTpbC8aKDOES76KGxELD8y 4OpH8of9+STAe8/I/wDVJIrNb/wv+4f/08zVSrssqsZazR7HBzT5jUKDnNYNz3BrfE6IX2zHmA/7 wY/IqD3UjGqkRr3bR6hlANb7YaNrRtGgHZR/aOYN8bQLHB7htEbgNjY/d9qD6jnN3NAc08EGQhOf d2gIgnuwyjjH6I1/qpb77sja64t9kxtaG86n6KrPf2b96lW8B+65hyAASag4tJ0/eb9HlRqzGCkW jCryHsMbHvewWzPZjvpVezYyuxKze1teXMQh6YwltdRij2FxkqF7wxuwcnlaIx90N9MCwNl4bIAg TY7l30VUyXdIorFm517nTHpCYIjd6vqWM9P6SMSZbRJ8mLJzeKA1uN90TG7awDydVXtM2D4qV77