Beast in the Tower by Miller Julie

Author:Miller, Julie [Miller, Julie]
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Suspense
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2007-06-23T05:00:00+00:00

LEAVING HIS WORK behind him, Damon hurried up the back stairs to the penthouse. He draped his lab coat over a black leather sofa, tossed his goggles onto a chair, dimmed the lights and opened the front door. “How the hell did you get up here?”

Her jerk of surprise should have tempered his annoyance. He didn’t appreciate trespassers of any kind. But the teasing expression that slowly curved her pink mouth into a beautiful smile altered the adrenaline charging through him. Now his blood pulsed with something equally potent yet far more dangerous. Attraction. Excitement. Pleasure at seeing her face-to-face.

“Good afternoon to you, too.” She thumbed over her shoulder toward the recessed exit behind her. “Freight elevator. Besides your private elevator, it’s the only conveyance that runs through every story of the building.”

His first impression was that she barely reached his chin. A big mouth and lots of bravado made her seem taller.

His second impression was that her skin was pale beneath the sprinkling of freckles on her cheeks. She still wasn’t a hundred percent after last night’s attack.

Damon’s third impression was that something in the basket she carried smelled damn good, enticing enough that his stomach grumbled a wishful invitation before he could find the will to send her away.

Her gaze dropped to the traitorous growl. “Hungry?”

“I worked late last night. I guess I skipped dinner.”

“Breakfast and lunch, too, from the sound of things. Man, are you lucky there’s a diner right downstairs. May I come in?”

He was politely standing aside and watching her stroll past before he decided it might be wiser to say no. At least no one could hurt her up here. He wouldn’t have to rely on the cameras or a security guard to make sure she was safe. Damon closed the door and pointed her toward the kitchen.

“What’s in the basket?” He held back a few steps before following her, consciously putting distance between them.

“A thank-you gift. Well, leftovers, really. But then, the diner has killer leftovers, in my ever so humble opinion. Do you have a plate? Or do you want me to stick it in the fridge? Wow.” She paused at the entrance to the granite-and-black kitchen, loaded with every amenity Damon had been able to find to make Helen’s life easier. “This is almost as big as our restaurant kitchen. You could feed an army in this place. Helen must love it.”

The long black-laminate table could hold twelve, but was only set for two. And often Helen ate there alone while he worked. “She says it’s too big.”

Kit had spotted the lonely place mats. The sadness of her sigh was almost embarrassing. But she was smiling as she glanced over her shoulder and carried the basket to the table. “Mom and Dad said the kitchen was always the heart of the home. That’s why they opened a barbecue joint instead of something fancy. They wanted folks to feel at home. And come back often. Plates?”

Damon retrieved the necessary accoutrements and joined her at the table.

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