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Brenda Jackson
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to smile back. Evidently his driver had broken
several speed limits.
Years ago, when at the age of fourteen, a kidnapping
attempt had been made on Dominic, Franco
Saxon, in one of his rare but manipulative moves had
sent Ryder. Marcello had been too distraught at the
thought of someone trying to use his son in a ransom
scheme to send Ryder back. By the time Dominic
had learned of his grandfather’s gesture, Ryder had
become not only his bodyguard, driver and traveling
companion, but the now fifty-something man had
become his good friend. Dominic moved around
freely knowing that Ryder had his back.
“Interesting?” Dominic said. “I’m sure it was.
Are you ready to go up to my suite for dinner?”
“Yes, I’m ready.”
The sound of her voice stoked the fires within him
once again. There was a whole world of difference
between the Taylor he met each month to discuss his
financial portfolio and the one standing in front of
him looking good enough to devour. All of a sudden
the menu that he’d carefully selected lost its appeal
and he was developing a taste for something else
altogether. Something that was just as succulent.
He gestured toward the bank of elevators. “There’s
a private one that goes up to the floor where the
owner suites are located.”
She began walking beside him across the lobby
floor. He saw several heads turn and knew everyone