r Va
he penthouse th
, but the air inside had shif
tcases dominat
s, each stamped wit
lle
nto the li
window, his back to me as h
ofa-wrapped in one of my cashmere bl
d up when
sm
was the satisfied curve of a predat
ung up t
e said, his tone
re?" I asked,
o his pocket. "The gas leak is worse than they thought. And after
om who?" I
Estelle said softly, feigning a f
t her flaw
h on it. Her skin was
cking,"
standing me entirely. "We're
pped
use
said, refusing to meet my eyes. "It has t
peated, letting the absurdity hang in the air.
ed, irritated. "Stop being so
me. "And stop leaking
ha
mystery lovers quarrel' at the Gala. You're
ght I l
media games, while I was litera
eak anythin
his back on me to face Estelle. "Do you want s
fr
didn'
ad sworn to me that his hands were too valuabl
that," Est
ked into the kitchen, rolled up his
ith the steady prec
something Este
ene. Intimate. Warm.
ghost hauntin
alked into the
my things to t
started filling them w
My books. My
systematically erasin
helves were bare. The
ags and lined the
ving to the
movi
not
wait for the
ng was in
s the d
out to th
a. The rich scent of garlic
ke a home I n
said, glancing at me. "
hungry,
need to present a united f
sa
didn
ched
smudge of sauce from Est
at her-with a hunger that ha
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four years, being invisi
n't see me coming w

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