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She thought he wouldn’t He’d been hest circles of finance like aions’ econoured he’d reveal himself only when he’d achieved his full plan Maybe not even then

Wise htof anonymity? What kind of sick psyche wanted the exposure?

She winced She had to ask that, here, in the presence of about two thousand such psyches?

It could still have been endurable-couy, convey Bill’s excuses-if Bill hadn’t insisted she dress up in this stupid costue reflected at her after she’d wrestled it on hadFor so but casual pants and flats, a Scheherazade costume was a woefully hilarious misrepresentation But Bill had really wanted to make an entrance with her, flaunt her to maximum effect

Then, as she’d taken the first steps into that sea ofthe floor would snap open and snatch her into its eration alert The so-called lasers were just eyes A eration Rather an understate her from the eyes inward…Whoa Look away, moron

She couldn’t Couldn’t break away froistered beyond the black-on-white gaze were ihness, power, size…and sheer unadulterated ine that had replaced her heart behind her ribs

For God’s sake! She didn’t do burning up and instant paralysis And never, ever, instant X-rated thoughts

Tell that to hercenters Not to ination That beca down on her, of hot breath singeing her lips, her neck, lower…

Her muscles twitched, sweat broke out on her pal between her breasts…

Suddenly soht shoulder Then far , everywhere

Chilled shock doused her, freeing her from the man’s eyes Her own fleide to watch the chain-reaction she’d triggered

Her sudden halt right in his path had brought him to an abrupt stop, too And taiters with trayfuls of chaht into them

She watched in petrified horror as dozens of flutes spilled all over hi scenario all over her, each hit of cold liquid knocking the breath out of her Then the flutes succu to the floor