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"Ah Did it hurt?"

"More than you know" I wasn’t about to tell hiot shot That was between Tory and ether for our dinner Teeg had stocked a few things I was going to theelse we needed

"See, good things can co off a piece of the sweet bread I’dthe piece of nannabread and ate it froers, too, before he was finished I stared at hiave it back to me with a smile

I was ready to tell him it would be even better with a vanilla sauce I ht out of my head, followed quickly by the breath fro murmured "If you want more, let me know" I stared after him as he walked down the hall toward his bedrooot my breath back and sith difficulty

First day, worst day went through uards nodded to me--I’d worn new clothes today--a pair of slacks and a pretty blouse I’d gotten with Teeg’s help the day before New, comfortable shoes were onelse while cooking Teeg had given one out the door

"Reah, I’d like soood for breakfast," Arvil plopped down on one of the barstools on the far side of the island Who knew that killing people would work up an appetite? I ood for Arvil’s breakfast and set it in front of hi

"Why don’t you check those fields on Twylec," Arvil told Milus as he sighed happily and pushed his plate towardto catch me that way? Did he test all his employees like that? I just placed his dishes in the dishwasher as if I hadn’t heard anything

"Is that carpenter doing you all right?" Delvin sounded snippy

"The contractor is fine, thank you," I snapped right back

"Justfine" Delvin stalked out of the kitchen

"Don’t pay any mind to him," Milus said "He doesn’t knohat he wants Spends his nights with those twins, if they’re here," he added "Food was good, Reah" Milus handed his plate over and left

"Reah, are you all right?" Xiri walked in and tied an apron around his waist

"Yeah I was going to ask you the sa hiselse

"Dinner wasn’t that good last night," Xiri muttered

"Well, it never is if somebody dies in your kitchen"

"Two sos happened that afternoon--Haral cauests

"I don’t knohat they are, but they’re not all huether for an extra eight guests The housekeeping staff added leaves to the dining table, er Xiri had seen at least two of the guests when he’d gone to relieve himself He didn’t describe the that a snack be brought to him, Anith and the twins out by the pool Must be nice to wave iet whatever you wanted

Tiny sandwiches, fresh fruit and drinks were placed on trays and Xiri’s two assistants and I hauled it out to the pool I’d never seen Arvil’s pool before--it was huge, with a wide flagstone patio around it, a waterfall at one end and a spa on the opposite side

Jazal had stripped down to a tiny suit, which he shouldn’t have purchased If you had that kind of paunch, then you were better off buying soood in the sea-green suit she wore--it ith her blonde hair and eyes Kita and Lita went for basic black and dark glasses<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>