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Wasting no ti up and down until the dastardly snug material cleared her ass to rest low on her hips She reached around to hook her bra, then shook her head Surely he hadn’t meant that she couldn’t wear her bra She already didn’t have a shirt
Weighing her options, she shrugged off the lacy cups and slung the coat over her shoulders before fastening the belt and slipping into the stilettos She took one quick second to adly
By the time she pulled up to the hotel and handed off the keys to the valet, it was six fifty-five The humid breeze was a potent reminder that she was dressed in leather and a trench coat in the heat of suht of her nerves had her beyond frazzled and by the tie desk, she was sure her heart was close to exploding in her chest
She cleared her throat and some unknown force pried the question from her lips "Hello, um, could you please tell me which room Mr, uh, Welter’s rooe smiled and slid a key across the desk to her without question
"Two-oh-six Second floor The elevator is on your right, lass lift and she nodded, clacking her way toward it without another word
When she got to the room, she paused outside the doorway Her palms were slick with sweat as she laid a hand on the knob and ht, at it again
She slid the key in, and the door clicked open Her breath caught along with it and she stepped into the roo Once inside, all her fears took a backseat, crowded out by her priht to the safe and open it, so that hat she’d do Whatever happened after that…well, that hat had her thighs shaking and herdry
The rooer she reached out to tap the light on The only source was a crystal chandelier that shone dimly over the wide, satin-covered bed The space arm and lavish, an unlit fireplace on the far side of the roo in a bucket of ice by a side table A couple of chairs nestled close by the hearth
And a safe, sitting unprotected near the wide oak wardrobe
Her pulse bucked hard in time with every footfall, but she moved as quietly as possible When she reached the wall, she dropped to her knees and entered the pass code she’d ertips and the door swung open
Well, that was easy She peered into the safe wishing she’d thought to bring a flashlight, but before she could get a look at the contents, she felt a tug on her ponytail Soft at first and then with growing pressure as it was used to pull her to standing A vise gripped her chest, and it was suddenly a struggle to breathe
"Here to steal from me, are you?" Rafe’s voice was a low ru strike, and she didn’t knohether to be relieved or even ht herself Ah, so this was the game--she was a thief, and he her ine The hty from the man who had fed her cotton candy and kissed her on the Ferris wheel the night before
One hand was still fir her hair, but the other had snaked toward her trench coat, pulling her back, flush against the hard, muscled expanse of his chest Her voice was breathier than she would’ve liked when she spoke again "I’ about, and I’d appreciate it if you releaseda frisson of fear through her even as heat collected between her thighs Daot a pretty face and nice tits that I’ to let you walk away? Sorry, that’s not the way I do business" He shoved her toward the bed and she landed heavily on the silken mattress If it hurt, she didn’t notice She was too filled with roiling ee Fear, curiosity, and--to her chagrin--undeniable lust, almost vicious in its intensity
She twisted to face him He towered over her, black pants fitted to enhance the appearance of his strong thighs, chest perfectly contoured beneath a tailored white shirt A wall of stone Unbreakable
His s as he stared down at her He didn’t break eye contact as he raised a hand to deftly re while he worked "If you were a ly
She racked her brain to supply a na on inside her and spit out the first thing that came to mind "M-Mary Mary Mack"
Her heart tripped when his eyes twinkled, a grin tugging at his lips She squinted, confused by the sudden change in his deood old Miss Mary Mack
All dressed in black
Her cheeks burned with humiliation as she scrambled into a seated position Only her second try and she was officially the worst te off now that she’d effectively dumped a pitcher of ice water on their steamy start with her unintentional silliness?
To Rafe’s credit, and her everlasting relief, his eyes went flat in an instant, and ruthless Mr Welter was back "Do you takeyour alias from a child’s nursery rhyme Do I look like a man to be trifled with?"
He prowled back and forth at the foot of the bed, never taking his gaze off her as he meticulously rolled each of his sleeves to expose his thick,her posture to aze trip over his body lightly and then shrugged "You look pretty much the same as any other man to me" She punctuated that with a cheeky wink "Sorry to disappoint"
Well, hot damn, Mary Mack was a firecracker, and apparently, Courtney wasn’t the only one who thought so A grudging respect lit her captor’s face and she felt his approval from head to toe Like she’d been out in the cold and suddenly found herself basking under the rays of the sun
"Oh, I doubt you’ll disappoint While I ht look like other men to you, I can assure you that’s far froht allow you to failhis palms on the covers of the bed to ht, little thief And once you’ve repaid your debt, you can leave"
She wet her lips nervously and tried not to fidget beneath his scrutiny "Debt? I didn’t even get to take anything," she protested, s over the side of the bed "Heck, I didn’t even see as in the safe" So as hell and the desire to stand was overwhel in place