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She’d done her eyes in a dark slitter on her eyelids and affixed dangly dia choker around her neck

She looked every bit the supermodel she was The heels she wore made her nearly as tall as he was, and he was a tall ht He could tuck her underneath his shoulder and he didn’t have to lean down to kiss her

She checked her watch "Can you see if the others are ready? Fashionably late is one thing, but late-late is altogether different I don’t want to piss off the Aria representatives by showing up when the party is nearly over"

Swanny gave her a small salute and then went next door to check on his teae and Skylar’s roo hertheir attire

"You guys ready?" Swanny asked fro in place?"

Joe nodded "Yeah, we’ll take the lead You follow behind with Skylar and Edge"

Swanny shook his head, unease creeping up his neck "No, Skylar rides with you Edge is with me Put Skylar between you Too ave hiue "Okay, man, we’ll play this your way," Nathan finally said

Swanny nodded and then walked back toward Eden’s suite with the others in tow He slipped his key card in and then cracked the door partway

"Everyone’s ready if you are"

"Perfect! Let et my clutch"

Eden collected the beaded, sequined small purse off the bar and then went to meet them

They immediately fell into step around her and escorted her down the stairs to the back entrance where the cars waited

The drivers on hire were big burly men, well versed in personal protection Swanny had no doubt they were packing as well, and it gave him a measure of relief that they had two extra ut wasn’t screaht and he couldn’t pinpoint why This was precisely why it didn’t pay to become personally involved with a client It could be that he didn’t want her on display for dozens of wealthy er to her