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Until that god-awful night when the neighboring vaeance

Nowwell, she’d obviously changed

"What kind of leverage?" he found hi that for now Dara was in coain, as if she were seeing beyond the cellar "Yes," she at lasta chill down his spine

"You’ll need your lared at the piles of expensive boxes with fancy bows and silver tissue that were spread across the roo as each box was opened to reveal yet another slinky gown or scraps of lace that Santiago assured her were negligees Clothing that ranged fro across the rooo pulled another box from the stack that had been delivered as soon as the sun had set

Tossing off the lid, he pulled out a skirt that was barely long enough to cover her butt and sparkling with silver sequins "What about this one?"

Her eyes narrowed at the a an inordinate aarround out

He reached for a tube of stretchy silk that she assumed was intended to be worn as a dress "This one?"

She shoved her hands in the pockets of the robe she’d found in the bathrooh he’d left it open to reveal the hard perfection of his bronzed body

A body she noith a delectable intiaze slid over the lean, beautiful features that were framed by the hair that was left to fall in a smooth river of ebony over his shoulders and down his back

His s as the air becaave an iue They’d just spent the past ten hours sating their seery forthis," she ht of tuling a ht of you wearing this"

Daeous, utterly sexy va her mind away from tiny undies, half-nakedher nausted hand toward the piles of discarded clothing "What’s the matter with the felanced down at the thong "Perhaps they assumed you would want to dress to please your man, not to be sensible"

She arched a brow "Please my man?"

"Is that an unfamiliar phrase?"

With a concentrated burst of her power, she had the thong lying in tatters at Santiago’s feet

"It’s a stupid phrase"

Santiago tilted back his head to laugh with rich enjoy over the piles of boxes, he prowled forward He halted directly in front of her, reaching to tug a strand of her hair

"You’re just so easy, cara"

"Careful," she warned, even as her lips twitched

He sentle but possessive Soe, not make her treacherous heart ith pleasure

"I’ to impress you with their exquisite taste and ability to offer the owns," he assured her

"Yes, I know" She wrinkled her nose, well aware she was overreacting Unfortunately, the need to track down Gaius and whatever was controlling hi hour It ifts, but I have no use for any of it"

He glanced toward a red leather bustier that had coo"

With a soft chuckle he bent down to press his lips to her forehead "When will you learn you can depend on ," he assured her huskily before pulling back to regard her with a s expression "But in this particular case, I spoke with Gabriel last night and asked for him to find us suitable clothes to continue our journey" He reached to grab a plain bag fro, Nefri pulled out several pairs of jeans, both ray hoodies that would allow the the humans

With a roll of her eyes, she tossed the clothes onto the mattress and stripped off her robe "So all this was a waste of time?" She waved toward the clothes scattered across the floor