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An hour later, I’ve showered and dressed, wearing the clothes Antonio purchased Intuitively, I know it’s time leave I don’t want to overstay my welcome

“I need to go, Alex Thank you again for everything,” I say, kissing his cheek softly Alex is standing in front of , only pullson my hips He kisses me, a slow, deep kiss Our lips part and I restmy breath I wish time could stop at this moment

“Give me a few minutes to put some clothes on, and I’ll drive you home,” he says

“No, no That’s not necessary I’ll get a cab,” I protest, while gathering s

He holds his hand up “Katherine, please Let me at least have Antonio drive you ho with hiree

“Alright, call Antonio But, really, you don’t have to do this”

“I know I don’t I want to,” he says softly, stroking my cheek

Antonio arrives thirty round parking area, helping me into the car

“Have a good weekend, Katherine”

“You, too I’ll see you Monday” He giveskiss, then closes the door Alex speaks briefly to Antonio, then steps aside as the car glides sainst the seat and think about Alex and our night together and where it ht lead

Chapter 13

Thethe Audi, the driver assisting her out of the car He had been keeping surveillance of her residence, watching her cos for the past week now He felt he had adequate knowledge of her daily routine It was no surprise when he saw McCall driving up last night in his sleek Mercedes, whisking her off on what he figured was a date He had watched her in the front lobby of the flat, nervously playing with her necklace, fidgeting with her clothes Thefor McCall

And now she was returning hoht with McCall The ood McCall appeared to be interested in her, much more than any previous woman She was a distraction for McCall, which would make his job much easier

He turned his cold dark eyes back to the pretty blonde, watched her punch in a code to enter the building, and disappear inside Katherine Harris was her naround, fa infor into McCall Enterprises’ employee database, however, did require a little more effort, but after a few hours he was able to worm into their system undetected and locate her information

He would continue to watch and wait, gathering asher was not a hardship Natural blonde hair, sliht places, ivory complexion – she was hard not to miss He zeroed in on her, the way a lion would stalk its prey Watching and waiting until the tio in for the kill