ad and squinted into

the helicopter gone sh

nd noise that envelop

irping and warbling. It w

s though someone is bei

she looked back at h

ion and falling a

n. No answering smile.

inking because his fac

ugh

jungle, Miss Sinclair?

something else that i

e fact that her whole l

st, perhaps, or the fact

who obviously disliked

ings to make her nerv

r list, but he wasn't e

pushed away the menta

and species of insec

tched her for a few mo

give you a few more hin

y time, don't lie to m

things guaranteed to ir

ing when I'm

him? He was wrapped in

ink of light to pass through and his eyes shimm

usual social

not to reveal certain details about herself. Discomfort and guilt trickled down her spine, but she reminded herself that there was no obligation in the con

ticed her blush and stored it as ammunition against her. 'You're a woman, Miss Sinclair. Lying and cheating are ingrained in your Nature, and you can't change that. The best we can ho

ice husky with a slight quiver. She mustered the courage to continue. 'My business is struggl

ou?' she asked, suspecting that he probably scared everyone he encountere

voice tinged with mockery.

t don't understand why every business meeting has

clair?' His lashes lowered, his eyes grazing hers, and the air seemed to grow hotter and heavier by the second.

if it had been dormant for years and was now springing to life. 'I simply believe tha

n quite a bit about your company's current financial state." He walked away, but it

remark, but he didn't give her the chance. Instead, he cas

efully closing the door behind her to separate herself from the surrounding jung

he finally cast a glance around, she was taken aback to find that they hadn't t