Bridesmaid with Attitude. Christy McKellen

look she’d tried on him when they’d first met. ‘I’ve been too busy at work to have any kind of fun outside it.’

      The heat in his body seemed to increase tenfold. He pushed away the feeling. ‘Speaking of life outside, I checked you out online. You have quite a presence in the gutter press.’

      She shrugged and glanced away. ‘I used to. I haven’t done anything outrageous recently, so they’ve grown a little bored with me.’

      ‘Cleaning up your image?’

      Her gaze met his again, square in the eyes. ‘I just haven’t found anyone interesting enough to play with.’

      The underlying suggestion of until now hung heavily in the air between them.

      He shrugged it off.

      ‘It might be a sticking point for my mother if she checks up on you and sees the sort of exposure you’ve had in the past.’

      ‘Surely the fact you’ve tamed the wild child in me will be a plus point? It’s one of those fantasies, isn’t it? A strong alpha male showing a fallen woman that she’s worth more than she thinks she is? Usually by being spectacular in bed,’ she said pointedly, waggling an eyebrow at him.

      He snorted and shook his head. ‘What kind of books have you been reading?’

      ‘Actually, I don’t read as much as I used to. I never seem to have the time, what with my job being so all-consuming. But I have a vivid