A Kiss of Crime

speak. Jenny Parker sat straight-backed in the chair, her fingers tighten

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t from fear-but from wh

n into his inner circle unless..." Colh

hem," Jenny finish

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e snapped, then stood, slamming t

't change. "Tonight. Club

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t clicked like gunshots, and a smirk tha

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him like she belonged there. Like she wasn't a cop wearing a wire a

ked, voice smooth like sin

her head. "

mused. "You've got a

he said, sliding into the booth beside hi

lightly. "What

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he first

ke he was tasting it. "And wha

men," she said, then let her hand trail alo

ed. "Are you loo

miled.

this was more than flirting. He was assessing her. Test

id, "Dance

equest but mo

e small of her back, warm and commanding. Their bodies moved toget

t her waist. "You move like s

lips a few inches fr

an murmured, "

of his breath on her neck. Everything about

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the others," he

are the ot

spered, brushing a lock of hair from

eading her like a book sh

pproached-Luca Moretti, San's older

ing Jenny coldly. "We

Jenny a moment longer.

d to go, his hand

Jenny exhaled sharply,

into the VIP hallway, swallowed by shadows and secrets. The tension clung to her skin like swea

uzzed insid

id you mak

ast, finger

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send, her thumb hovering. Wha

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n't even asked. His jacket was gone, his white shirt now slightly undone at the

he said, voice lo

"W-W- Where?"

that same unreadable look and

she

h a private back corridor lit in a crim

eavy door. San opened it and

ek. Expensive. And lo

was

ked, her voice cool, t

ching her like a predator sizing

ust things I do

t her chin to meet his gaze. "You show up out of no

eath c

while I was gone. You think I l

ve smile. "And what if I'm j

vering. As if he wanted to trace h

red, "or stupid." he said this while

....what was he going t