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Roarke, she thought, narrowing her eyes The guy sure kept popping up Lips pursed, she tuned in the audio, plugged in her ear receiver

“in this international, multibillion dollar project, Roarke Industries, Tokayamo, and Europa will join hands,” the announcer stated “It’s taken three years, but it appears that the in construction”

Olyh her h-dollar vacation paradise, she recalled A proposed space station built for pleasure and entertainment

She snorted Wasn’t it just like him to spend his time and money on fripperies?

If he didn’t lose his tailored silk shirt, she iined he’d make another fortune

“Roarke—one question, sir”

She watched Roarke pause on his way down a long flight of marble steps and lift a brow—exactly as she remembered he did—at the reporter’s interruption

“Could you tell me why you’ve spent so much time and effort, and a considerable amount of your own capitol, on this project—one detractors say will never fly?”

“Fly is precisely what it will do,” Roarke replied “In aAs to why, the Olympus Resort will be a haven for pleasure I can’t think of anything more hile on which to spend time, effort, and capital”

You wouldn’t, Eve decided, and glanced up just in time to realize she was about to miss her stop She dashed to the doors of the tube, cursed the coe to Fort Royal

When she ca Soft, lazy flakes drifted over her hair and shoulders Pedestrians were sto it to ave her destination, she found the swirl of white more picturesque

There was still countryside to be had, if you possessed the e Elizabeth Barrister and Richard DeBlass possessed both, and their ho hill and flanked by trees

Snoas pristine on the expansive lawn, erht be cherry trees The security gate was an artful syht have been, Eve was certain it was as practical as a vault

She leaned out the cab , flashed her badge at the scanner “Lieutenant Dallas, NYPSD”

“You are not listed in the appointment directory, Lieutenant Dallas”