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“You’re playing with fire”

She leaned even closer, bringing her mouth within inches of his “Oh, I hope so, Professor”

With disgust he released her, stepping back and wiping his hands as if they’d been contalance toward the theater, he decided to end their confrontation

“You keep yourhell”

“There’s no reason to be unfriendly The power to end this is in your hands” She gestured to his crotch, her lips turning up into an appreciative smile “Actually, it’s a bit lower”

He an to walk away, but she followed him

“Come to my hotel and tomorrow, you won’t have to worry about my talentedher voice to a seductive whisper “I know you I knohat you like and I knohat you want We’ll fk all night then go our separate ways”

He pushed her hand away roughly

“No”

“Then what happens next is on your conscience”

Gabriel took a step in her direction “You stay away from my wife, do you hear me?”

“I’m at the Malmaison It used to be a prison, which should appeal to you” She reached up to bring her lips to his ear “I brought handcuffs”

Gabriel was too busy pushing her away to realize that she’d dropped so into his suit pocket

With a sht is your only chance Coh heels, swaying seductively as she walked Then, alht, she paused and looked at him over her shoulder

“Give my best to your wife”

Chapter Twelve

A few minutes later, Gabriel scanned the crowd of the lecture theater, looking for Julia His eyes widened as he took in the scene at the front of the rooe By someone male

By someone—handsome

Gabriel took the stairs two at a time in order to reach the front of the hall He watched as Julia pulled back from the man, her face happy, her kissable lips curved up into a smile

Thesoh

Gabriel was ready to strangle the e him to a duel

As he approached, Julia’s eyes found his The aze

Gabriel stopped short

“Angelfucker”

“Pardon?”

Paul Norris squinted at his former dissertation supervisor, not quite sure he’d heard what he thought he’d heard Certainly, he had his own favored descriptors for the Professor, fehich were coht

“This conference keeps getting better and better,” Gabriel ht of six feet two inches

“Professor Emerson” Paul subconsciously flexed his biceps and broadened his chest

“Paul” Gabrielher the bottle of water

“Shake hands, gentle between her friend and her husband

The estion less than enthusiastically

“I didn’t know you were co” Gabriel looked pointedly at Paul