‘I don’t know what you’re talking about,’ she flattened herself against the wall. A piece of cool ivy fell against her shoulder and she grimaced.
‘You’re in no position to lie, Lady Lanai,’ he growled in response. The distance closed between them once more.
‘Do you interrogate every woman you seduce?’ She tried pushing against his arms but he wouldn’t move.
‘Only if I think they’re neck deep in trouble!’ His fist slammed against the wall above her head. ‘Do you pretend to be a coy little maiden with every man you seduce?’
‘Seduce?!’ She laughed, forgetting for a minute that he had her pinned against the wall. Lilia shook her head, gathering her composure. There had to be a way out of this. ‘It’s not pretend!’ She snapped back at him, ‘it’s not an act.’ It was a strange assumption for
