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"Yes You told Roori was there, so he heard I hope you don&039;t mind that he told ht" Shanna leaned back against the soft leather cushions and rested her head "I really worked on Roht?"

"Yes No doubt your ue, but it will come back to you, eventually"

"I didn&039;t faint or freak out when I saw blood?"

"From what I understand, you did a marvelous job"

Shanna snorted "I don&039;t kno Iif I was under some sort of spell What exactly did I do?"

"You implanted a tooth he had lost"

Shanna sat up with a jerk "Not the wolf tooth! Don&039;t tell ee" She collapsed against the cushions What did it uy was dead

Radinka sood I could just see the look on the coroner&039;s face when he examines the body and finds a wolf tooth" Poor Roeous

Radinka sighed "I wish I could convince you that he&039;s still alive Hainst her closed lips The dark red nail polish was a perfect ive him some sort of anesthesia to lessen the pain?"

"How do I know? Iopera in ht" Shanna rubbed her forehead, trying to reht explain why he is sleeping so soundly"

Shanna gasped and scrambled to her feet "Oh my God, what if I killed him with anesthesia?"

Radinka&039;s eyes widened "That is not what I ht have overdosed him Or I was too heavy for him to carry Either way, I think I killed him"

"Don&039;t be silly, child Why do you blame yourself?"

"I don&039;t know It&039;s what I do, I guess" Shanna&039;s eyes filled with tears once again "I blame myself for what happened to Karen I should have helped her somehow She was still alive when I found her"

"She was your young friend who died in the restaurant?"

Shanna sniffed and nodded her head

"I am so sorry I know this is hard for you to believe, but once the anesthesia wears off, Roman ake up, and you will see for yourself that he is perfectly fine"

With a groan, Shanna sprawled onto the couch

"You like hihed, staring at the ceiling "Yes, I do, but I don&039;t have uy"

"Mrs Holstein?" a male voice spoke from the doorway

Shanna looked over her shoulder and saw yet another guard dressed in khaki and navy blue What had happened to all the kilts? She ht plaids and adorable accents

"The packages have arrived frouard announced "Where would you like us to put the a few boxes in here, and put the rest in Miss Whelan&039;s room"

"In my room?" Shanna asked "Why?"

Radinka smiled "Because they are for you,And you shouldn&039;t put anything in my roouard rolled his eyes "We moved him to his bedroom"

"Good Then you may proceed" Radinka sat back down "I hope you like what I picked out for you"

"I&039;m serious, Radinka I can&039;t accept a bunch of presents It&039;s enough that you gave ht I¡ªI need to call the Justice Departements"

"Ros" Radinka turned to the guard as he entered, his arh with boxes "Put them on the table here, please"

Shanna stared in dis to take theo to her apart but the clothes on her back Still, she couldn&039;t accept all these presents "I really appreciate your generosity, but¡ª"

"Roe in her lap and opened it "Ah, yes These are lovely Do you like them?" Nestled in white tissue paper was a red lace bra and panties

"Wow" Shanna picked up the bra It was a lot fancier than what she usually wore And a lotThirty-six B "It&039;s the right size"

"Yes Roman left me a note with your sizes"

"What? How did he know my bra size?"

"I suppose you told hiulped Jeez,opera in her underwear

"Here" Radinka fu "I believe I still have the note" She passed the paper to Shanna

"Oh,he had written before his death Shanna scanned the note Size 12 36B Roman had indeed known her sizes Had she told him under hypnosis? What else had she done? Get her soht her breath, and tears welled in her eyes

"What is wrong, my dear?"

"Brownies He&039;s so sweet" Correction¡ªwas so sweet "He didn&039;t think I needed to lose weight?"

Radinka smiled "Apparently not I left some brownies in the kitchen, but if you want any, you should hurry The dayti"

"Maybe later, thank you" Shanna was starting to feel hunger pangs, but each tie of Ro to carry her down the stairs

"Let&039;s see what else we have" Radinka whipped open the rest of the boxes

There weresets of lacy underwear, a blue chenille bathrobe, a salhtgoithslippers

"This is better than Christmas," Shanna murmured "It&039;s really too much"

"Do you like them?"

"Yes, of course, but¡ª"

"Then it is settled" Radinka stacked the boxes "I&039;ll take these up to your room and leave a note in Roman&039;s office for him to see you when he wakes up"

"But¡ª"

"No buts" Radinka stood and gathered the boxes in her aro to the kitchen and eat I told one of the guards to fix you a sandwich, so they&039;re expecting you Then I want you to have a nice, hot shower and put on some fresh clothes By the time you&039;re done, Roman will be awake"

"But¡ª"

"I as to do at Roes "I will see you later, dear"

Sheesh Shanna had a feeling Radinka Holstein was a dragon lady at work But she did have beautiful taste in clothes It was going to hurt to returnto do Did she dare venture out of this house? It would hurt a lot worse if the Russians caught her

After Shanna ate her sandwich in the kitchen and tried her best to ignore the pastry box of brownies on the table, she went upstairs to her room She opened the door and peeked inside The bed was es and boxes were piled at the foot of the bed She took a long, hot shower Then, dressed in the chenille bathrobe, she went through the bags and boxes It should have been fun, but she grew increasingly sad, knowing that thethe bill had just died

Guilt needled her She couldn&039;t accept all these gifts And she couldn&039;t stay here She needed to contact the US marshal, Bob Mendoza, and then she needed to start a new life somewhere else A place where she knew no one, and no one knew her Again

God, it was depressing As part of the Witness Protection Program, she could never contact family or old friends But she craved companionship She wanted love She hadn&039;t realized how much until she hadfor tooa jillion other women wanted¡ªa career she was proud of, a husband ould love her, and children Beautiful children

Unfortunately, desperate tioal in life Now each day was a survival test

She wandered toward theand its ugly aluminum shutters She located a switch behind the curtains and flipped it The shutters opened and diht entered the room

The vieas lovely Below her was a tree-lined street and in the distance, Central Park The sun was setting in the west, casting purple and pink streaks into wispy clouds Shanna stood at theand watched A feeling of peace descended on her with the night Perhaps she would live through all this If only Roht, and he was sie dose of anesthesia? Shanna winced It ful that she couldn&039;t remember what she&039;d done to the poor er Either Roman would be declared officially dead, or he would miraculously wake up Either way, she couldn&039;t leave until she knew for sure

She selected some clothes and dressed Inside the ar out while she waited She flipped through channels Whoa, here was a channel she&039;d never seen before An anio that looked a bit like Bate Welcohtti Video Network? And what did nighttio disappeared, and another line appeared on the screen DV7V If you&039;re not digital, you can&039;t be seen That was odd A knock sounded at the door, interrupting her thoughts She turned off the television and went to the door It was probably Phil He seee of the fourth floor

"Connor!" She yelped in surprise "You&039;re back!"

"Aye" He stood there, s "That I aed hilad to see you"

He pulled back, his cheeks blushing "I hear ye had a wee scare"

"Oh, it&039;s terrible, isn&039;t it? I&039;m so sorry, Connor" "Noould ye be sorry, lass? &039;Tis Mr Draganesti hi to see you"

Her skin chilled with goose bumps "That that can&039;t be"

"He wants to see you right away I&039;ll take you up there"

He was alive? "I know the way" Shanna ran for the stairs