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“I knohat time it is” She bared her teeth when he stepped in front of her to block the staircase “Let’s understand each other, pal I hate you, you hate et the hell out ofan officer”

Dignity coated him like silk “Do I take that to mean you’re here, at this hour, in an official capacity, Lieutenant?”

“Take it any way you want Where is he?”

“If you’ll state your business, I’ll be happy to determine Roarke’s current whereabouts and see if he’s available to you”

Out of patience, Eve ja form “I’ll find him myself,” she stated as she bounded up the stairs

He wasn’t in bed, alone or otherwise She wasn’t entirely sure how she felt about that, or what she would have done if she’d found hi to think about it, she turned on her heel and marched away toward his office, with Summerset hot on her trail

“I intend to file a complaint”

“File away,” she shot back over her shoulder

“You have no right to intrude on private property, in the ht You will not disturb Roarke” He slapped a hand on the door as she reached it “I will not allow it”

To Eve’s surprise, he was out of breath and red-faced His eyes were all but jittering in their sockets It was, she decided, more emotion than she’d believed him capable of

“This really puts your jocks in a twist, doesn’t it?” Before he could prevent it, she hit the mechanism and the door slid open

He rab for her, and Roarke, who turned fro therapple

“Put a hand on ht-assed son of a bitch, and I’ll deck you” She lifted a fist to dee”

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bsp; “Summerset,” Roarke said mildly “I believe she means it Leave us alone”