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She snapped the front clasp on a particularly fetching cha on a fresh pair of jeans when the security intercom sounded its discordant buzz Soe Cynthia stared at the offending interco it over her head while she walked down the hall to her office The security setup here at home was very much like the one at her Santa Monica office, except this one actually had a wider angle lens That was a flaw in her Santa Monica security she intended to remedy very soon She was still spooked over the ease hich Raphael and Duncan had slipped in after Lonnie If it had been sootten really ugly really fast

She brought up the display,under her breath, "If that’s you, Holly, you can turn right around and go back to Chuck, because this hotel is closed for the duration" What she found instead stopped her cold

Duncan turned and looked directly at the camera as she turned on the monitor, as if he heard the tiny click from two stories above His blond hair was freshly slicked back and he hat she now recognized was a uniforray suit, but with a black shirt and pewter tie this evening He looked quite good, actually, and on anyone else she would have appreciated the view She took in the scene behind hi near an open lih

"Duncan Why ahton," he answered with a short nod "You did say it was urgent"

"So I did You could have called, you know I have my own car"

"My master insisted"

"Doesn’t he always Okay, look I’ll buzz you in, but you’ll have to wait downstairs for a hton" The vahtened in irritation "You have to invite us in"

Cynthia’s eyebrows shot up in surprise, and she was glad the vampire couldn’t see her expression So that part was true But wait?

"You didn’t have a probleht"

"Your office is a business, Ms Leighton Many people coo This is your home, and Lord Raphael’s patience is li Raphael is down there waiting? He’s in the liht that was

Duncan was positively glowering "You will invite us in now, Ms Leighton"

Cynthia stared at the monitor She really didn’t want a bunch of va around her home On the other hand, she could hardly refuse the local vampire lord, who also happened to be her client She smiled "You know, I don’t think so, Duncan" She raised her voice "Lord Raphael, you are invited into hter just before Raphael unfolded his studly self frorace He walked up behind Duncan and she could see the flashes of silver in his eyes even over the fibre optic connection of her security camera

"Sire, you cannot!"

"Of course, I can, Duncan Ms Leighton doesn’t h the caht her breath, suddenly reliving the erotic drea He smiled and she felt her skin shiver with desire "Shit," she whispered

"Cyn?"

"Yes, sorry I mean, no, of course I won’t harm, I mean I don’t intend to" She shut up and pushed the button, hearing a loud thunk over the interconetic lock released

Raphael’s dark bulk blocked the ca up at her fiercely "If any harm comes to my master, I will make your torment and that of all your fahton"