But when she finds Gabe at her door demanding she fulfill their business contract, the sparks between them suddenly turn personal. Once again, Eclipse Bay will witness a showdown—between a relentless Madison and an irresistible Harte…. He didn't seem to know how to have fun. She had seen him annoyed, as he was now, but she had never seen him lose his temper. Her feminine intuition told her that he was very definitely attracted to women, but she was pretty sure that he did not permit himself to cross the line that separated physical satisfaction from mind-spinning passion.
She was willing to bet that Gabe Madison had never allowed himself to take the risk of falling in love. You're the one who made the mistakes. Five of them, so far. It tells me that you screwed up five times. She had known that this would be a difficult conversation but she had not expected him to be quite so rigid about the matter. After all, it was obvious that the project had not been a success.
One would have thought that he would have been content with merely demanding that his money be refunded. His icy determination not to be dismissed from her client roster was starting to make her a little uneasy. Belatedly it occurred to her that Gabe was accustomed to fighting for what he wanted. She should have known that he would not abandon a goal without a battle. She propped her elbows on the desk and balanced a capped pen between her forefingers, buying herself a little time to compose her arguments.
Nothing was ever simple between a Madison and a Harte, she reminded herself. The younger members of the two families liked to pretend that the old feud that had erupted between their grandfathers and destroyed a thriving business empire all those years ago didn't affect them.
But they were wrong. The fallout had echoed down through three generations. Gabe was living proof that the past had the power to haunt. In my opinion a sixth date would be a total waste of everyone's time. Doesn't matter. The point is, they weren't good matches.
According to my computer analysis the women I paired you with met over eighty-five percent of your requirements. Well, there's your problem. You haven't found me any one hundred percent matches. I use a computer program, not a magic wand. And just as tough, she thought. But the classy attire was poor camouflage for an iron will that had been forged in a strong fire.
The evidence of that will was plain to see. At least, it was obvious to her. It was there in the way he moved with the unconscious grace of a natural hunter.
It was clear in the way he held himself and in the cool, remote, watchful expression in his eyes. Always on the alert, even when he appeared to be relaxed. There was a centered quality to him that was so strong it formed an invisible aura around him. This was a man who did nothing on impulse.
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