CHAPTER FIFTEEN
ANGEL HELD OUT AN ARM to halt Juliana and the assistant. The dock was only a dozen yards away from the spot near the pool cabana where they huddled. Two armed men paced along its length and one stood on the deck of the fifteen-foot speed boat. Angel turned to the wide-eyed nanny, whispering, “Stay here until I clear the way.”
Juliana clutched the sleeping child closer. “There are too many of them.”
He smiled, slipping a finger along her velvet cheek. “Do you trust me, Juliana?”
She swallowed hard, her gaze sliding one more time toward the men near the boat. Then she nodded. “Si.”
Lowering his head, Angel touched his lips to hers. She closed her eyes and sighed, her sweet breath sliding gently over his face. When he broke the kiss she kept her eyes closed for a moment,
