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"Here"

Taking the card that Tobi shoved into her hand, Regan studied the gilt name etched onto the expensive card paper

"Charles Rosewood" With a frown, she lifted her head tofor you at the bar"

"Why would he be waiting for o All in the h "God, I’d kill for his Michigan Avenue store"

Okay That explained precisely nothing

Not an uncoht possess the business acumen of a Fortune 500 executive, but she rambled like a total ditz

"He’s a friend of yours?"

"Not hardly" Tobi ran a hand through her hot pink hair "He’s way out of an shifted, uneasy at the thought so to see her

Was it another trap? Was Caine still hoping he could capture her?

"Then what’s he doing here?" she demanded, openly suspicious "And why does he want to see s in the , and he wanted to be introduced to the artist"

"Why?"

"Holy crap, for such an intelligent woman, you can be incredibly dian occasionally wonder if Tobi was an’s ar doors "Go talk to hih that she stumbled into the main room

Intensely aware that a dozen custoan had little choice but to smooth back the damp curls that had escaped her ponytail, and ith asher pace h the wooden booths and s set in the open-bea

Once she reached the open space reserved for bar patrons, it was easy to spot the odd man out

It wasn’t just his hand-tailored suit that fit his lean body like a glove, or the perfectly trimmed silver hair that framed his lined, still-handsoance hich he studied his surroundings

He ht as well have rich bastard stamped on his forehead

Certainly not one of their usual fun-loving, free-spirited custoan opened her senses and breathed in deeply The stranger certainly smelled like a hu most successful business owners were at least part iuard

"Mr Rosewood?"

The olderhis lips A sence in his dark eyes

"Please, call me Charles"

"Tobi said you wanted to talk toto hide her suspicion

"Regan" He took her hand and lifted it to his lips "A beautiful narip to linger before pulling her hand free

Yep Definitely human

"How can I help you?"

He waved a s in the pub"You did those?"

"Yes Tobi lets me sell them here on commission to make some extra cash Is there a proble"

"Thank you" Her voice was polite, guarded "Were you interested in buying one of the?" She shook her head "I don’t understand"

"As I said, I find the, but more i" Almost as if a switch had been thrown, his expression went froan blinked, sensing she was about to be hit by a steamroller

"I can do one or two ser ones take at least two days"

"So…four se sketches in a week?"