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"Into so more comfortable?" she inquired acidly

"Exactly" His enerally sit around the house in a suit and tie"

Alanna didn't move from theas he entered the walk-in closet Minutes later he eed Her heartbeat quickened in alarm

"Don't worry," his voice laughed silently at her frozen position "It's quite safe to turn around"

With a defiant toss of her head, Alanna glanced over her shoulder, bracing herself only to find there was no need Rolt earing a pair of brushed denilittered in his eyes as he noted the relief that flashed across her face

"While you unpack your things, I'hter lurked at the corners of his mouth

With a brief ain For the second time, Alanna waited until he was at the bottom of the stairs Then she picked up both suitcases and carried the the suitcases, she began unpacking her clothes and putting them away The first suitcase was empty and the second one had only a few items left in it when she heard the front door open and close She paused for several seconds, straining to hear the sounds of Rolt's footsteps on the thick carpet She heard hi apprehensively at her lower lip as he reached the top

The door to the spare room where Alanna stood was ajar She knew that when Rolt didn't find her in the master bedroom, he would notice it A second later he was in the hall Quickly she busied her fingers with buttoning a blouse on a wire hanger Although her back was to the door, and the carpet muffled his footsteps, she knew the very instant he entered the roo the back of her neck

"What are you doing in here?" As if he hadn't already guessed

"Unpacking," Alanna ht, the collar smooth

"The master bedroo it sound as if he thought she wasn't already acquainted with the fact

"I prefer this one," she responded airily, and walked to the closet to hang the blouse with the other clothes she had put there

"Is that right?" he asked, his voice dry and low

Returning to the suitcase, Alanna was forced to let her gaze at least ricochet off his His features were taut and gri hardness that made her think he would rip her clothes from the closet and carry them into the master bedroom But she couldn't back down and she wouldn't

"Do you have any objections?" She kept the air of unconcern in her voice as she took another blouse froer The tension in the air was now electrically charged