Chapter Eight
Special Delivery
Who doesn’t know the longing, the tingle of rising anticipation that accompanies the wait for that one very special package to arrive. Then the sense of excitement as trembling fingers eagerly unwrap that one prized, most desired gift?
Max felt that familiar flutter of excitement as he once again admired the woman’s striking good looks, taking in the sheer feminine beauty of his visitor. An elegant hand waved in the air to brush off some casual remark. Fredrika was in no particular hurry to get on with the business that had brought them together. She had always fascinated him by the way she moved; the easy grace of the ex-model as she settled back, deliberately placing the coffee cup on the table between them, then easing back into the leather cushion; pai
