Tangled Vines: An Australian Rural Romance (15 page)

Now was the perfect opportunity to find out why he was here and what he wanted from her. If he wanted anything. She took a step forward and held out her hand toward him.

“Good morning, Mr. Whitman, I’m Rochelle Harris, marketing manager at Kulang Resort. You’ve been emailing me, right?”

Rochelle wasn’t prepared for the sensations that shot through her the moment Daniel grasped her hand. It took everything in her to shake his hand professionally and not pull away and tuck her own hand behind her back.

“Ms. Harris, finally we connect.” His voice had lowered fractionally and the hint of a smile he sent her way did nothing to quell the feelings that were starting to override her good sense.

He sounded so calm, as if their hands touching didn’t affect him in any way. It probably didn’t; it was probably nothing new to him. She was sensitive to the reasons why he had been emailing her, not because of her earlier admiration of him when he’d entered the resort.

Rochelle extracted her hand from his hold. “I wouldn’t say connect, Mr. Whitman, but welcome to the resort. I hope you enjoy your stay with us.”

He looked her up and down, and she worked hard to control the slow rise of heat she could feel building inside of her.

“Everything I’ve seen so far leads me to believe I’m going to enjoy my time here very much.”

“Excellent. If you need anything, please don’t hesitate to contact any of our staff. We’ll be more than happy to help you decide on any of the services we offer. We do have a range of treatments especially designed for our male guests. Enjoy your stay, Mr. Whitman.”

Rochelle moved away from the desk and from the man who had screwed up her equilibrium.

She reached the safety of her office and closed the door. Leaning against the solid wood, she took a few deep breaths. Never before had a guest rattled her like Daniel Whitman had. But he wasn’t a guest in the true sense of the word. She’d been caught out once before by thinking someone was a guest when in fact they’d been there to use her and her knowledge. She wasn’t getting caught out this time though. She knew from the emails Daniel Whitman was from a rival resort. He wasn’t there to relax. He was visiting to scope out Kulang’s facilities. She would make sure she kept out of his way for the duration of his stay. If he had any questions, she would refer them to her assistant, Melanie. It probably wasn’t the most professional thing to do, but it was the only way she knew she could handle the situation.

For the sake of her career, and to keep her focus on her goal to learn everything she could about running a resort so she could be appointed General Manager and run it one day, she had to be sensible. She could not get distracted by an attraction to someone who could ruin it all. Avoiding Daniel Whitman was a top priority now.

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