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He shook his head and stepped forward into a thin beaht “You are not welcoe and stared at the man before her “Please let le black brow lifted His gaze slowly traveled from the top of her head to the bottom of her sodden shoes “You are a very stubborn woman, Ms—»

«Daniels,” She supplied in a rush “My name is Savannah Daniels»

He nodded, as if he had already known her name “You may co the entranceway to his home

She exhaled heavily Sudden reliefher inside! Now, if only she could convince hiainst his as she slipped into the house Her shoulder casually touched his chest For a moment, his black eyes flared red

She hurriedly moved away and into the foyer Williaht She nodded and stepped into the room

A warm fire crackled in the fireplace She ier to feel the war Ever since that night…

Willia

Savannah wondered what he sahen he looked at her She glanced nervously down at herself She knew she looked horrible Her clothes and hair were a coood day, she'd never considered herself to be a great beauty Her hair was too curly, the color too red True, it was thick and cut to fall lightly against her shoulders, but she'd always hated the bright color

Her body was small and slender In her heels, she stood at five foot five She'd lost a lot of weight in the last year, so now she looked particularly delicate Al she could do about her appearance Besides, that didn't matter

Her hands clenched into small fists, and she turned resolutely froreat rooe, cushioned chair “My help? What is it exactly that you need me to do, Ms Daniels?»

She sed and moved to take the chair opposite hi to be easy She cleared her throat and looked deeply into the darkness of his eyes “I need you to kill someone,” she said simply, clearly

He blinked Once Twice “Excuse me?»

Savannah licked her lips His eyes followed the nervous aze locked with his

Williahed He threw back his dark head and roared His shoulders shook with , he turned in his chair to study the young wo hair and eyes She rather reminded him of a fairy A small, lost little fairy

It was a pity that she'd wandered into his realm

Her face was a delicate oval Her skin was incredibly translucent Her nose was sly full Yet, it was her eyes that caught and held his attention They were the greenest eyes that he had ever seen Dark, deep, e red curls contrasted richly with her eyes, giving her a strangely fey quality

His gaze traveled down her body Her brsts were sray sweatshirt Her niles were pebbled slightly from the cold Her hips were ss were encased in a pair of faded blue jeans

The faint scent of blood clung to her body The scent called softly to him, tempted him

He took a deep breath and leaned back in his chair One of his hands lifted to rub against the hard line of his jaw What sort of ga? Surely she did not think to tangle with one such as he…

«What makes you think I would kill someone?” he drawled, his voice soft He watched her carefully, noting the slight trereen eyes narrowed “I know about you,” she whispered, her fingers curling into the chair's armrest