Beguiled by Lori Foster

Author:Lori Foster [Foster, Lori]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Romance, Romantic Suspense
ISBN: 9780373834129
Amazon: 0373834128
Goodreads: 1040523
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 1999-07-31T12:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

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Angel woke with a groan. She felt sore in places shed never thought about before, her muscles protesting as she stretched, her mind foggy from too little sleep.

She and Derek had made love several times during the night. The man seemed insatiable, yet she wouldnt complain. Everything hed done to her had been wonderful, if a bit shocking. She smiled as she looked toward the window and saw that the sun was coming up in a blaze of orange light. She loved dawn in the winter, the promise of sunshine when the weather was so bleak and cold.

Turning back to the center of the bed, she reached for Derek, only he wasnt there. Angel frowned, and then her gaze fell on the clock on the nightstand. Eight-thirty. Good grief, she hadnt lain abed so late in ages. She wondered if Derek was in another part of the apartment, but it was then she noticed the note on his pillow. She straightened in the bed and unfolded the slip of paper.

Sorry I had to run off, but I had to be at the office early today. I didnt want to disturb youany more than I already had through the night.

Angel smiled. She could almost hear the boasting tone of his voice in the teasing words.

A lot to do. Ill call you later. Stay in the apartment and dont worry. Ill take care of things.

D.

Dont worry, indeed. How did he presume to magically take care of things? she wondered. She dropped the note as she yawned and stretched once more. Time to get up and check on Grayson. At least Derek had had the foresight to leave the bedroom door open. Hed closed it during the night, against her protests, but true to his word, hed heard Grayson when the baby awoke, and had even fetched him to her so she hadnt been forced to leave the warmth of the bed. After shed nursed him, Derek had taken him back to his crib, then since they were both awake, hed made love to her once more. Even that last time it had turned fast and furious and shed bitten his shoulder to keep from screaming like a wild woman.

Her face heated with the memory of Dereks satisfied smile. Hed looked at the small teeth marks on his shoulder and grinned with pride.

Unaccountable man. Angel smiled.

It was as she was slipping on her housecoat that the crash sounded. Breaking glass and a loud thunking sound, followed by a low hissing. Her heart leaped into her throat and it took her a moment to unglue her feet, to get herself in motion. She raced out of the bedroom, and was immediately assailed by the smell of smoke. Billows of it poured out of the kitchen into the rest of the tiny apartment.

Oh my God. Angel stared, then ran for Grayson. The baby had just been jarred awake, and his face was blank for only a second before he began to squall.

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