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"This is a business call, gentlemen?" she asked She tried to look at the in Sean Canady’s eyes

He nodded gri in the few ether that he had done a total assessment of her--the way she looked, the way she s she said He would notice details All the little details

"You’re aware there was another aze from Sean and look at Jack Delaney "Another entlemen, but I’m afraid there are many murders each year in New Orleans"

"Unfortunately, that’s true," Sean said He glanced at his partner, perhaps just a little irritated "Let’s rephrase the question You’re aware that a body was found on the street just about two blocks fro man A pimp--at least that’s the word in the cafe next door" There was a tapping, and Cissy stuck her head in "Coffee May I bring it in?" Maggie nodded "Thank you, Cissy, the desk will be fine"

Cissy set the tray on the table, swiftly showing the officers the sugar, cream, and artificial sweetener

Jack added cream Sean took his black Somehow, she knew that he would He had the look of a dedicated man One ould run out of his house (apart of coffee--black--in the other He wouldn’t waste tih he’d need the caffeine often enough to keep going, he wouldn’t spend the tiht be like that one day--he just hadn’t been around the block asher stare She wondered if he was i his Those dark-blue eyes of his were studying her They were unsettling She wondered with a shade of unease just what he saw And strangely enough, she felt that little surge of a flutter within her breast again He was the kind of man who could do that to a woman She wondered if he are of his appeal He was an attractiveto realize just how deeply she was attracted to him Almost painfully so

And his naers before her on her desk What was the rown up, too

"Gentle That of a young reed

"Yes, I heard that as well"

"Yeah?" Sean asked

She shrugged "You know that news travels fast--we’ve a little cafe just next door Actually we’ve been wondering here this irl found last week"

"Obviously, we’re wondering the saie lifted her hands "How can I help you? Why have you come here?" It was Sean who leaned forward, those sharp, deep blue eyes seeomery--it is Miss?"

She nodded "Because--?"

"Because, oddly enough, our corpse see most of its blood," Jack said

"But," Sean told her softly, watching her, alatching her, "there was a little trail of blood drops, tiny, almost minute a up froomery Enterprises"

CHAPTER 2

"Now that," Jack stated with surety as they left the Montgorunted

Not that he didn’t agree

Maggie Montgomery was more than beautiful She was tall and lithe, incredibly shaped, with a, long legs, a headful of sexy auburn hair, and gold-flecked, intelligent hazel eyes She race She smelled provocatively of some sensual perfuht her theIncredibly, he’d all but forgotten the corpse There was just soht out raw instinct That ain

"Really beautiful Fantasy stuff Movie star, model on a pedestal Better yet, centerfold queen--"

"Jack, blood drops led right up to her place"

"She owns her own business Big business She must be as rich as Midas Did you see the outfits in those downstairs s?"

"She’s old oes ay back"