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Emma followed him with her eyes as far as she could, but refused to feed his ego by twisting around in the chair to watch him close the door at her back She was exquisitely aware of hiht behind her and said, "Hoas your day, Emma?"

"Busy," she said briskly "Hoas--" She jumped as he placed his hands on her shoulders, slid the her in the chair

Duncan leaned in close, his lips nibbling at her ear before he said softly, "Busy doing what?"

Eth of his hands over hers, the muscles in his arms and chest as he surrounded her His hair was loose, and it brushed against her cheek like strands of wareous man she had ever ht, they’d have been fucking like bunnies But there was soht that er!

"Duncan?" she said

"Yes, Emma?"

"Are you upset with me?"

His lips touched her temple in a soft kiss "Why would I be upset?" he e of herback up to the soft skin beneath her ear

E so hard she was pretty sure he could see it thu up and down beneath her clothes As if he’d heard her thought, Duncan lifted one of his hands froers beneath the collar of her shirt and along her clavicle, teasing doard until his touch grazed the top of her breasts Eainst his chest

"Tell ainst her ear, prohts "Did you enjoy your visit to Alexandria?"

Emma froze "What?"

"And Violet Slayton, that was very clever of you, except--"

"Except what?" She snapped upright, her body abruptly torn between the desire still thruer that he someho every step she’d taken today She tried to pull away from him and found herself lifted out of the chair, the hold on her arlared at her His brown eyes were no longer just war them from within

"Except that Tarowled "The same Max Grafton e knoas connected to Victor and his filthy parties"

Emma hadn’t known about Dietrich’s connection to Grafton Her own checking hadn’t turned up any obvious link between theht about thatto adued defiantly "A guy like Grafton has tons of lawyers doing work for hi sister, Emma And he’s her only client What does that tell you?"

"Wait," E her as close as a lover, even though he ell beyond upset with her So didn’t add up about all of this If she could only--

It suddenly clicked "How did you know about Dietrich? I didn’t even know about her until earlier today when I went through themy phone? Is that it?"

"Don’t be ridiculous"

"Then how--"

"I didn’t need to tap your dauard on you"

"You had ainst his chest, but he still wouldn’t let go

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