him. Her legs m

rted for him, their conversations dying as he passed. It was a power unlike

rns, to the Polo Club terrace. It was empty, save for a private

d to a cha

her hands in her lap t

poured two glasses of amber liquid from a crystal de

ri

she said. "I'm

ay to his lips. His eyes n

she muttere

ater." He swapped her glass fo

other. The wine stain on his chest was glaring, but he wore i

take it?"

linked. "

Pla

hoked on her sip of water. She coug

," he said. His voice was clinical

whispered,

why you are here to apologize to the man who was scr

e couldn't tell him about the money. About her

's leverage," Julian said.

er, a loud, braying l

ze. She kne

lowed by a small entourage of hangers-on. Caleb w

th me," Caleb was saying loudly. "S

e saw Vanessa sit

evil. Vanessa, what the hell are you doing in

on his shoulder. "Oh loo

scraping against the stone

de Vanessa flinch. "Get out. Go back to the servant's quarte

's en

shadows of the armchai

n sto

The effect was instantaneous. The entourage went silent. C

queaked. "We didn't

ooked at him with the kind of boredom a lion

lian said. "You're i

" Caleb stammered. "I didn't real

g is my guest

aleb looked from Julian to Vanessa, his br

guest?" C

ng the cleaning bill." He took a step toward Caleb. "And I don't

. "Of course. My apo

t before he turned, he shot Vanessa a look of p

e felt she'd been holding for ten minutes. Her k

u," she w

doorway where they had

e rough. "I just don't like people

d up sharply.

d. There was something hot and possessive in his eyes, s

a," he corrected, turning away. "Go