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"Entering now" She swept inside, tihter than the foyer had been, thin rays ofin from the unadorned s For days she’d poured over the blueprint of the apart to her contacts, was vacationing in the French Riviera with his

Silently Farrahtiny ca River a direct view of her surroundings "Hallway one, live," he said A pause, then the clatter of his keyboard "Living rooot a man asleep on the couch"

Farrah backtracked, used a dart on the third guard, or whoever he was, then leapt back into motion

"Kitchen, live," River said Pause, clatter "Hallo, live"

The study was up next Reaching the double doors, Farrah’s exhilaration intensified This was it The roo surprise, it was locked Not with a simple pin-tumbler or a wafer-tumbler, either, but a tubular lock, with pins all the way around the circu

Usually she preferred e This job, however, was proving to be quite fun "How a down She withdrew the proper tools

"Four un, a vibrating piece of metal that pushed the lock’s pins up to the shear line, all the while working the tension wrench into the bottom hole Click "I’m in"

Too easy

"Six seconds," River said "Not your record, but not bad"

Farrah quietly entered the study, her boots sinking into the thick criar smoke, leather and freshly polished oak The spacious room boasted wall-to-wall bookshelves There was a desk in the center, a cushioned chair and several display cases perched on small marble stands

"Do you see it?" River asked, his excite hting on a small wooden box Dark, surmounted by a deliciously carved face--a man’s face, Farrah realized, when she stood just in front of it--with a glittery golden cord wrapped around theunderneath read, Pandora’s box Satisfaction hum her eyes frolass-cutter and a strip of velvet fro The box was certainly beautiful, the most beautiful and detailed she’d ever seen And the e, raw, ele all of her feminine instincts to the surface Still, she didn’t knohy the buyer illing to pay her a cool end, ainside

With preciseit suctioned to the cutter so that it didn’t fall to the ground and shatter She set the piece on top of the case

Open the box

She’d been in the process of reaching out when the words whispered across her mind Deep, masculine Seductive…Like the face

Open it

Surprised, she straightened and frowned "Did you just tell me to open it?" she asked River

"Nope No tiear Less than three "

Open it See what’s inside

What rong with her? Farrah shook her head, clasped the box, and carefully wrapped it in the velvet She secured the package inside her bag, part of her hoping to hear the voice again

"Shit," River suddenly bit out "The wife is awake and walking into the kitchen"

"She probably got spooked when the poent out and is fixing a ht snack We’re okay," she said, but she was alreadyto the farShe slipped out of her trench

"Just get the hell out of there, would ya?"

"Ti," River said "Less than a hts flicked on The heater kicked on, as well, eentle hum Farrah swished aside the drapes and raised theCold air blustered all around her as she gathered her coat and bag, then stepped onto the ledge

"The wife is trying to wake the guard," River said with an edge of panic Then, "She found the dart in his neck Da I’ with delicious speed, Farrah slid the ultra-thin wiregun fro, raised her arm and squeezed a shot The sharp tip eed once, twice,sure the line was secure Then she juround