woman who had fled i
t, her face a mask of cool concentration. The Florence sunlight streamed into her private
as a masterpiece of white silk and delicate lace, but a single, dark thread of obsi
am
ture man, serious and observant. He had her dark hair, but his eyes-a startling, stormy gray-were a mystery
voice, once soft, now he
kbench. The caller ID read
phone on spe
me through the line. "Seraphina Webster's personal assistant confirmed her attendan
y selling that dress to her? After what she did to y
ring a flight from Paris. A doodle. A draft. Nothing more. And that desperate fool
" Colin
lm. "Find someone to bid against her. Let her prove she can afford her future h
ice, warm with understan
son, her expression softening instant
ars, lit up with a mixture of excitement and
ing his small face. "Yes. And
es us two lives, my love. Your brother's.
o a knot of fear every time she thought of it. Weston's health. The doctors in Europe had been clear: his rare
or. She did not even know the donor's n
inal like a queen descending upon a conquered province. Oversized sunglasses hid her eyes. A silk scarf draped
all hand in his. The boy's gray eyes
age off the belt. In the confusion, a man in a nearly identical black suit jostled h
or his computer-he needs to contact the designer Spect
case a second glance. He grabbed the nearest handle, barked an apolo
the remaining suitcase and rejoine
young doctor who had saved her life five years ago, n
for tomorrow morning," he said, his voice warm
tightened. "We'll be the
ual missions-revenge and salvati
pulled off her sunglasses. Her gaze swept over the familiar skyl
the Webster Consolidated building came into view. A fire
he told the driver, he
r interior of a Rolls-Royce Pha
he said, placing the suitcase
. He sat in perfect stillness-a statue
my email by noon," Calhoun said,
ock. It wasn't responding. It wasn'
s isn't you
e the color of a winter storm,
orce it
d pried the latches ap
ce wen
stead, silk blouses, lace bras, and a red negligee spille
d and closed like
ped across his briefcase. His jaw
each word dropping like
er. "Sir... I believe I took th
hat followed
oice dangerously soft. "It took me three months to get her to agree to a meet
areer flashing
houn commanded. "Get my computer back. And p
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