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He htly She saw his silhouette in front of theHe was tall, lean, seeht body parts "Move on in Where I can see you," he told her

She did so, setting her handbag down on the floor She was a ht butt Worth what she charged, she had deterht fro in on her "Welllet ar, sure," she said huskily She liked his look, and she liked his tone Heabout hierously, sexy H ti a blouse with ties in the front, a short skirt, garter, bra, stockings, and four-inch heels

She untied the blouse slowly, iood in the weird light

Business, she rear, let’s just get the paperwork out of the way, huh? A straight shot is one hundred Double it if you want a little tongue And if there’s anything else "

"Baby, I assure you, I’ht shooter," he told her

She shimmied out of the blouse Then the skirt Then she tossed off the shoes Hell She wasn’t bad at all at this part She should have been a stripper with Johns on the side

"That’s fine, honeyjust fine"

She leaned forward, freeing her stockings froh, together One and then the other She shed the stockings Straightened

She nearly gasped out loud He was behind her Close behind her Up against her, his fingers feathering over her, her thighs, belly, breasts, throat For alove God, she had sex every day, but she could barely re love

Then he moved, suddenly, violently Her panties were ripped away Hot kisses seared her back His hands were savage All over her He ithin her, without

They were down upon the floor She rithing, jack-knifing, desperate for more of him

Ridiculous She was the whore The professional, she told herself She was panting like a schoolgirl, soaking wet, reaching pinnacle after pinnacle She was hot, dripping, and his kisses continued along her neck and spine, delicious, just a little hurtful as he nipped against her flesh, bathed it again with kisses

Harder Liquid heat strea delicious

Then a curious, recognizable scent came to her nostrils She felt sticky

Then she realized what it was

Blood, her own blood, pouring fro it from her flesh, as he’d lick an ice-cream cone

She froze, not alarmed at first, she still felt so euphoric, there was no pain

But there was so th, and he was laughing huskily

She saw hilitter of white

Then his eerie kiss touched her again, and for just a split second, she are that blood bubbled fro it

Then, mercifully, she knew no more

CHAPTER 6

Sean was both pleased and curious to see the way Maggie worried about Allie Bouchet Even after the doctors had exaie continued to fuss over her, insisting that she stay overnight in the hospital for observation One of the young physicians on duty, a Dr Garcia, seeht have been due to too ht in the hospital , just to keep Allie under observation If she was really concerned with herif she ie sently took her chin, and surveyed her face fro worried But at last, she seeht She allowed Sean and Jack to lead her from the hospital And, seated next to Sean in his un hi person’ to prove to be reallyinvolved in stacks of paperwork I as to do than spend your afternoon on a woman with a touch of sunstroke!"