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“Luca, do you think you could get out of h to let me do my job?”

“Certainly I have calls to make”

Cool as a cucu seemed to faze him, and she could hardly keep her balance

She put her hands on her hips and took athe Athabasca Lounge of furniture Once they were back on track, she sighed and pushed her hair out of her face Her twist had long since been in tatters and she’d resorted to anchoring it with an elastic, except pieces kept escaping and getting in her way

The more she knew of Luca, the more she didn’t quite knohat to e of him had been reshaped and a new version in its place Oh, the charnore it But she was co his oay Only a week after his arrival and already things were changing, shifting, strange work for deliveries He’d definitely taken charge She certainly couldn’t say he was lackadaisical about the job He seemed completely committed to the Cascade

And he’d definitely taken to ordering her around Thisline of co to a reen shirt A laborer of some sort by his uniform Luca’s arms spread wide and his eyes danced as he spoke to the man

She had to ads were never dull anymore Every day there was a new discovery to be made Adjustments to be made The lack of routine threw her off her stride And when he went at so her chafe at the bit at being ordered around when she was, in fact, the er of the hotel

Yet all it had taken was one bit of information to make her feel like a coirl she’d been for so long

A crash echoed through the roo a hand to her heart Her head jerked toward the sound as a flash of a ainst the kitchen wall as she cowered in the corner Her heart pounded against her ribs and she struggled to keep her co at her A table holding glassware had been bue That was all

With a sigh, she grabbed a spare box and started picking up pieces But when an erip on the thin edge of her control

“Sorry? Why can’t you watch where you’re going?” She huffed out a disgusted sigh “Look at thissuddenly, ret was instant

The girl faltered, her lips twisting “I’ll help you clean it up”