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“How tight were they, Roarke?”

“Theytheir last project together in London I didn’t o when she wasin London And I never saw her and Richard together until ere casting this play” He lifted a shoulder, helped himself to as left of Eve’s coffee

“When I do es?”

“Probably If Areena was still using, she was discreet and professional No missed rehearsals, no temperamental scenes I wouldn’t use the term discreet in the same sentence with Draco, but he did his job And if they were involved in a romantic or sexual fashion, they kept it behind locked doors”

“Nobody’s ever discreet enough If they were banging each other, soether or popping illegals, it adds soles”

“Do you want me to find out?”

She got to her feet, leaned forward until her nose bumped his “No Now, if there’s any part of that you didn’t understand, let me repeat No Got it?”

“I believe I do I have ain San Francisco in a few hours Summerset kno to reach me if you need to”

Her scowl at the ht-assed aide de camp was instant and heartfelt “I won’t need to”

“I should be ho his hands up the sides of her body, then down again to her hips “I’ll call if I’ll be any later”

She understood he was reassuring her she wouldn’t be alone at night—alone where the nightmares chased her “You don’t have to worry about me”

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