Wild For Mr. Wrong by Virna De Paul Read Free Book Online

decorum and respectability, and squirm and writhe and howl and scream until she forgot everything, her past, her present, her future, and simply lost herself in him.
    Just one kiss, and she’d been ready to throw away her better judgment.
    That’s what had scared her.
    And had given her strength to back away when he’d tried to kiss her again.
    And what would give her strength the next time.  
    Because she couldn’t forget what mattered to her.  Justice was everything to her and Daniel’s job was all about impeding it.  She couldn’t afford to lose control, and with Daniel, there’d be no other result.  

CHAPTER FIVE
     
    “ So, what are we going to do about Bryn?”
    Daniel looked up from his dinner and frowned at Tam.  She and Vance had met him at The Boat House, Tam’s favorite restaurant, and Tam wasn’t even letting him get his first beer down before cutting to the chase.  “What do you mean?”
    “ It’s been two days, Daniel.  Are you really going to let a little thing like her turning you away stop you from going after what you want?”  
    “ Has she said anything to you about me?” he asked, then winced at how he sounded like a seventh grader.
    Tam gave him a “get real” look as she rubbed her stomach.  “Are you kidding me?  She read me the riot act.  I thought my being knocked up would make her go easy, but boy was I wrong.  She must scare anyone on the witness stand to pieces.  I was impressed.”
    “ Proves my point,” Vance said, handing Daniel one of the beers he’d just brought from the bar.  He leaned over Tam, laid his hand on top of hers, and kissed the top of her head.  “She’s ruthless.  And I thought we’d agreed you’d stop pushing Daniel towards Bryn.”
    “ She’s ruthless only when she needs to be, and I deserved her censure.  We’ve only just begun our friendship and she confided in me about her insecurities, asking for my help.  Instead, I sent you.”
    “ Hey—” Daniel began.  
    Tam waved him off.  “Oh, you know what I mean.  She wanted someone easy to solve a problem.  Uncomplicated.  You are not easy.  Not the way she wanted.”  
    “ Okay, are you going to insult me all night?  Because I can go see my clients for that.”
    “ Hush.  I’m making a point.  I knew she’d run, but I wanted to give it a chance.  I love you, and I know any woman would be lucky to have you.  And I really care about Bryn…”
    “ You’re too kind-hearted—” Vance began.  
    Tam patted his hand then looked at Daniel.  “I just don’t understand why you’ve let her scare you off.  It’s not like you, Daniel.”
    “ She’s not interested, Tam.”
    Tam snorted.  “She’s interested, Daniel, believe me.  She’s just scared!”  
    “ Scared?”  The thought bothered Daniel.  Prejudiced against him, sure.  But scared?  “Of me?  Why?”
    Tam frowned.  “I’m not sure.  She never talks about her experiences with men.  She doesn’t really talk about anyone.  She’s only recently loosened up enough to talk about her sister and mother.”  
    “ Why do you keep trying, if it’s so hard to get her to open up to you?”
    “ Because she’s special.  She cares about people.  Truly cares.  If I needed her, she’d be there for me.”
    Tam sounded so sure of herself.  As if she had a secret window into the inner workings of Bryn Donovon.  He wished he could see inside Bryn with the same clarity Tam had.
    Tam continued.  “I think someone in her past hurt her, and hurt her bad.  She’s only dated a couple of guys over the years.  Never seriously.”
    It was Daniel’s turn to frown, both at the thought of some faceless man hurting her and at the thought of her dating.  Either way, he wanted to hurt someone.  “What guys?”
    “ I don’t know.  Usually guys her mother has thrown at her.”
    Ahh.  That’s right.  Her mother.  He shifted in his seat.  He’d wanted to ask, but had managed to stop himself from