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She was already turning ahen his hand reached out to grasp her arers on her arm "What do you want?"
"Keep me company I hate to drink alone"
Obviously Frick and Frack didn’t count "I’lanced around the deserted bar "No one seems in desperate need of your services No one, butrude It was bad for her karma But thisfor companionship, I’m sure there are any number of women here ould be happy to drink with you"
"I don’t want any nuolden eyes burned into hers "Just you"
"I’"
"You can’t work all night"
"No, but when I’rasp "Alone"
Soht have been annoyance rippled over the fiercely handsome face
"All I want is to talk to you Surely you can offer me a few moments of your tilance toward the crohich was growing rowdier by the minute He didn’t seem to appreciate the enthusias full speed into each other
"I would prefer that we go someplace a bit more private"
"I don’t think so"
His expression hardened Even loith an inner light As if someone had lit a candle behind them
"I must speak with you, Darcy I would prefer that our relationship re woman--but if you make this difficult, then I am prepared to do whatever is necessary to have my way"
Darcy’s heart clenched with a flare of sudden fear "How do you know reat deal about you"
Okay, this was going froentlee did not stalk impoverished bartenders Not unless they intended to kill and s she hoped to avoid
She took an abrupt step backward "I think you had better finish your drink, collect your goons, and leave"
"Darcy" His hand reached out as if he would physically force her to join him
Thankfully his attention seemed to waver and his head turned toward the door
"We have corowled toward Frick and Frack "Deal with theed toward the door with startling speed The man rose fro an arh for Darcy
She nize opportunity when it ca
Whatever the ood Thetoward the far end of the bar, she ignored the man’s sudden shout behind her She didn’t even bother glancing toward the crowd for help A screa woman in this place was just another part of the show
Instead, she turned toward the back of the club Just down the hall was a storage room with a sturdy lock She could hide until one of the bouncers missed her from the bar They could deal with the crazed stalker
It was, after all, in their job description
Concentrating on sounds of pursuit from behind, Darcy didn’t notice the thick shadows ahead of her
Not until one of the shadows limpse of a beautiful bronzed face and cold black eyes before the strangeto the floor as the darkness engulfed her
Chapter Two
Styx stood silent and un beside the bed He had stood in that exact position for over seventeen hours as he had kept watch on the woman sprawled in the center of the il was unnecessary Not only was Viper’s estate isolated, but it possessed a security system that would shame Fort Knox His prisoner couldn’t so ely, however, he found hi
It couldn’t be because of the slender, nearly fragile feold comforter Or the heart-shaped face that looked unbearably innocent as she slept Or the ridiculously spiked hair that laid bare the sweet curve of her ear and te sweep of her neck
He was not so desperate that he need ogle a woman while she lay unconscious
It was quite simply because he desired to be near when she awakened, he told hieneral havoc
She was human, after all
It’s what they did
A ed as he carefully tugged a blanket over her slender form