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“Very well, Madame, I will do as you wish I am very discreet And, as for justice, ill discuss it when the time comes, oui?”
Aphrodite took a shaky breath and nodded jerkily, strands of her curling dark hair loosening from its pins “Thank you, mon ami I feel better now I a to do This is the thing I must do”
Sebastian rose and took her hand, pressing his lips lightly to her elegant ringed fingers “I will return to you when I have news, Madame”
She was distracted, but she smiled as he moved to leave the room “Thank you, Mr Thorne”
Sebastian’s steps were quick and light, and as he opened the door, the woasp Dark hair, a pretty face, ayour pardon,” she said in an attractive Irish lilt “I have a e for Madame, and I wasn’t sure if I should interrupt”
She atching hiaze Sebastian had that effect on women—they liked what they saw, but at the same time they sensed he wasn’t easily tamed
Aphrodite spoke behind hi?”
“The chauests are co”
Aphrodite clicked her tongue in annoyance Sebastian bowed again and left them to domestic matters, but the Irishwoman’s face remained with hi polite by waiting outside the door But Sebastian had learned to be cautious, and he suspected she was eavesdropping That in itself was not a serious offense—shesinister in her actions—but he proilant the next time he visited Aphrodite’s Club
Right now he had work to do
His blood began to stir as he contemplated the chase The role of hunter cah-society types who treated him with contempt and refused to speak to him in everyday life were forced to be polite to him when they wanted to hire Mr Thorne
Dancing with the devil, he called it to hihborn rich had been his partners Mr Thorne was useful in a difficult situation, and no one reht years ago Why should they care? They simply wanted him to do their dirty work for them and then disappear into whatever alleyway he’d crawled out of
And that was fine with him, because he’d lost the ability to be the one forever And Sebastian had no intention of bringing him back
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