A Silken Seduction by Yvonne Lindsay

Author:Yvonne Lindsay [Lindsay, Yvonne]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9780373731930
Amazon: 0373731930
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2012-09-03T17:00:00+00:00

Eleven

Avery was still bathed in a glow of residual pleasure when they arrived at the party. Marcus was clearly popular with senior and junior staff alike and she couldn’t help but notice the avaricious gaze of several of the unattached females alight on him during the course of the evening. He introduced her around as they circulated the room, the crush making the room hot and oppressive.

After a couple of hours, she was grateful when he excused himself to go and speak with one of the newcomers and she took a moment to find an alcove where it was less busy. She was so tired. Maybe it was the air travel or their exertions of the afternoon, or maybe it was just the time difference between London and New York catching up with her but she was pretty much ready to call it a night. If tonight hadn’t so obviously been important to Marcus, and to the rest of the Waverly executives and staff, she would have given her apologies and headed back to his apartment.

She went in search of one of the waitstaff circulating with trays of hors d’oeuvres. Maybe having something to eat would take the edge off her weariness.

“You must be Avery Cullen, how lovely that Marcus brought you along tonight.” A tall, willowy blonde reached out a hand to warmly clasp Avery’s own. “Ann Richardson, CEO of Waverly’s. Marcus has told me a lot about you.”

“Including how hard I was to convince about selling the Cullen Collection, I suppose?” Avery answered with a smile.

Despite Ann’s cool appearance there was a welcoming twinkle in her blue eyes. “Oh, yes, he might have said something about that. I have to say, Avery, that we are all thrilled to be representing the collection. Your father was well respected in the art world and his taste and acumen were flawless. I was sorry to hear of his passing. You must miss him very much.”

Avery felt the familiar sting of loss pierce her chest, but it was not quite as debilitating as before. As if the edges had softened somehow. Was being in love with Marcus the reason why she missed her father a little less now? Or was it because she’d found the courage to let go of the material things that she’d bound Forrest Cullen to her with?

“Yes, I do,” she answered simply.

Ann gave her a light touch on the arm, as if in understanding. Anxious to shift the focus of their conversation away from sadness, Avery congratulated Ann on Waverly’s latest success.

“Yes, getting the D. B. Dunbar manuscript has been a real coup for us,” Ann agreed. “Although it’s a shame that The Last Ninja will now be his final work.”

“He was a schoolteacher, wasn’t he? That probably explains why he was so capable of hitting the mark with his audience.”

“He taught at a private school in D.C., I believe. And, yes, he certainly struck his audience with the right stuff at the right time. There wasn’t one that didn’t hit the New York Times bestseller list.

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