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"Have a seat, Ms Duquet," Duncan said, "and tell s you here"

Emma looked up in surprise as she settled into the chair "Wait, I thought I wasout loud as she realized as going on

Duncan,back in the big leather chair and crossing his legs at the knee, one aret like soer on the desk He just watched her intently, as if curious to see how she would react

"You’re the ambassador?" Emma croaked

"We don’t actually refer to it as an ambassador, but, yes"

"That meansYou’re a vauel stiffened and gave her an outraged glare, but Duncan tsked softly and said, "That’s a very rude question in vampire culture, Ms Duquet You work in this city At least I assuht you to bewith other cultures"

Eht, of course She did know better than to ask a question like that, but he’d shocked her right out of her cultural awareness classes And he knew it He was toying with her, and she didn’t like to be toyed with

"Look, Duncan, or whatever your narowled at that, but Duncan raised a hand to stop hiuel She meant no insult, did you, Ms Duquet?"

E at Miguel She’d never heard a rowl before A real, teeth-bared, saliva-dripping, I’rowl Wow

"Ms Duquet?"

"Yes! I mean, no, I didn’t mean to insult you I’mI’m usually better than this"

"But you’re worried about soh you’ve never been here before Soate and into our house without invitation"

"The gate was open," she protested

"The gate was blocked by a truck actively engaged in loading trash," Duncan corrected gently "Obviously, it was not supposed to be open"

Okay, so he had her there "You’re right," she conceded "I’hed softly, his waruel she could buy He’d growled for God’s sake Duncan looked like a blue blood Harvard business graduate with an expensive tailor and enough rebellion in his soul to let his hair grow long But maybe that was the point What better face to put on the vampire culture than someone who looked like the corporate executive next door?

"Your problem?"Duncan prompted her

Emma drew in a deep breath and let it out slowly "My roommate, Lacey," she started, then stopped Lacey ay more than just a roommate, but he didn’t need to know that "She went to one of Victor’s parties It was a weekend thing, but she should have been hoht, because she had to work Monday o, and I still haven’t heard from her Lacey wouldn’t do that"

She looked at Duncan, waiting for hi was okay, that the party was still going on, or they’d decided to take a plane to the Baha, to explain Lacey’s silence He didn’t say anything right away He sat al she’d said, but not rushing to respond It was frustrating for someone like Emma, who tended to live life at full throttle, but at the sa about his stillness She didn’t think she’d ever met anyone who could re a vaht next to hi beneath the lines of his elegant suit<ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>