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“She’s exceeded her authority—”

“Leave us alone,” Roarke repeated “I’ll deal with this”

“As you wish” Summerset jerked his starched jacket back into place and strode out—with only the slightest of limps

“If you want to keep oing to have to do better than that flat-assed guard dog”

Roarke merely folded his hands on the desktop “If I’d wanted to keep you out, you would no longer be cleared through gate security” Deliberately, he flicked a glance at his watch “It’s a bit late for official interviews”

“I’ me what time it is”

“Well then” He leaned back in the chair “What can I do for you?”

chapter nine

Attack was the eical one as well

“You were involved with Yvonne Metcalf”

“As I told you, ere friends” He opened an antique silver box on the desk and took out a cigarette “At one time, intimate friends”

“Who changed the aspect of your relationship, and when?”

“Who? Harette, blew out a thin haze of smoke “I believe it was anuy You could say we drifted apart”

“You quarreled?”

“I don’t believe we did Yvonne was rarely quarrelso Would you like a brandy?”