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He skier over the dent in her chin “You’ll miss me”

“Maybe Some” It was his quick smile that defeated her “Yes”

“Here, put this on” He shoved a robe in her hands “There’s soo”

“You’re going now?”

“The transport’s waiting It can wait”

“I guess I’ood-bye,” she muttered as she fumbled into the robe

“That would be nice, but first things first” He took her hand and pulled her from the platform to the elevator “There isn’t any need for you to be uncoone”

“Right”

He put his hands on her shoulders as the car began to glide “Eve, it’s your home now”

“I’ht shift as the car veered to horizontalall the way down?”

“Not just yet” He slipped an arm around her shoulders when the doors opened

It was a rooain, she mused, there were probably dozens of roo But it took only one quick glimpse for her to realize it was hers

The few things she considered of any value from her apartment were here, with new pieces added to fill it out into a pleasant, workable space Stepping away from Roarke, she wandered in

The floors ood and sreen, probably from one of his factories in the East Her desk, battered as it was, stood on the priceless wool and held her equipment

A frosted-glass wall separated a small kitchen area, fully equipped, that led to a terrace