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“Will do Hoill kill me if he knew I came down to answer the door”
“Goodbye, Rachel” He turned to tear hi attractive woman, and let himself out Later, he’d call and invite Becker to a nice restaurant If the good doctor ever called him back
As he closed the door, he heard the crash of the expensive bottle of vodka shattering on the floor
“Rachel!”
Rachel lay on the soft leather sofa with a blanket over her and blinked She stared at the mysterious exceptionally handso dark-haired muscular Russian sat on the floor next to her Hisprincess and he the prince Her heart pinged in pleasure Traitor She jerked her hand away and tried to sit “What the hell?”
He gently pushed her back “You fainted”
Suddenly, she reift for her father and—the shattered glass “Oh shit, I broke the bottle”
“No worries I’ll clean the mess”
“I’m so sorry I’ll pay for it”
“Nonsense You are sick I should have not disturbed you”
“How long was I out?”
“Not long, less than fiveyou water?”
Rachel nodded He had to be theman she’d ever met A handsoed façade of a warrior bent on conquering The hot Russian had slicked back thick raven hair which enhanced his blue eyes, re her of the color of polar ice water His rich deep Russian accenther to tell him to stay and keep her company In her travels, she’d met quite a few Russian medical staff, but none as delicious If the Soviet Union still existed, she’d peg hient A Russian Ja state secrets At well over six foot five or six inches with broad shoulders, a man’s man, and a woman’s ideal caveman, he exuded raw testosterone
A entle down not just one mammoth, but the entire freakin’ herd Yet, he obviously had vulnerabilities since her father had saved him Howard travelled quite a bit, so he probably worked on him in Russia Or had he? Howard had always been away from her and her mother A workaholic father who missed her piano recitals, science fairs and so much more What if he’d been a spy and stayed away to keep her safe? One of her childhood fantasies about why he abandoned her Maybe this ue
He returned with a glass of water for her “Thank you”