Shield And Protection

ember,

months, 10

n, En

eathtaking: the sun slowly peeking over the ho

iled over his stea

was deat

y he liked

five, regardless of the weather, had become second nature to him. He had no trouble leaving h

50 lengths in the pool before showering and allowing his valet to assist him

atched the pleasure of watching the break of dawn. The colors were different e

broke off one of its tapering en

ith an American client who had insisted on Afternoon Tea at the Ritz. Ordinarily, he would refuse to de

Quickly scanning the FTSE 100 Index, he noted that the shares for Wilson's

fortunes. The man had employed dirty tactics t

t go further under. He didn't have shareholders or the overheads Craig had; the bid he'd tend

banking sector. Not with the sophisticated tactics hackers were now employing. All he hoped was that the already stricken

r of Craig's messes th

ersaries, though it was mor

raig had bullied him until Martin had delivered a punch to his midsection wh

n and almost ten years after they'd left the s

een purple with rage as Martin had outbid him and left the exc

he spoils of his victory, Martin had given the young woman a stern lecture before he'd

ter Maya. At first, he had kept out of the bidding, already deciding that it would be his last visit to the club. But, as the proprietor-cum-aucti

arble flooring snapped Mart

't his butler Emerson, whose discreet t

th

sed to let Emer

at his watch, this is way too

a

ed to h

her beauty sleep unless some

ced by a boyish grin when he saw Jared Spencer, the head of L

him from the age of four. The sudden disruption and worry had briefly thrown him off kilter, but he w

s face was somber. "Noel is going to be out f

dyguard. Noel wasn't as tall or as muscle-bound as

nch press two hundred pounds in his sleep, but he throws ou

hid a

n a former life. A few months ago when he had popped by her birthday party to surprise her with a Disney

howing Martin so little respect, but he had brushed the

a guileless child to remin

his neck and kissing his cheek noisily, reminding him fondly of his

d his lips at the thought of his sister, Mart