Dance of Seduction by Elle Kennedy

Author:Elle Kennedy [Kennedy, Elle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary, Romance
ISBN: 9781605040899
Google: _4MEmQEACAAJ
Amazon: 1605040894
Goodreads: 6323453
Publisher: Samhain
Published: 2007-12-31T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Later in the evening, Ellie got her usual ride to the club from Marlene, one of her fellow dancers. Making the fifteen-minute walk under the dusky night sky appealed to her as much as getting behind the wheel of a vehicle, but luckily Marlene lived nearby and had no problem with playing chauffeur four times a week. The two women were about the same age, though Marlene’s bubbly personality and deep love of gossiping made her appear far younger. Because of Marlene, Ellie seemed to know the most trivial details about everyone in town, from the bartender at the Dancehall to the old Native American man who sold dream catchers in the market.

Tonight, though, she was startled to find Vivian the object of Marlene’s chatter.

“So obviously you know who he is, right?” Marlene had one hand on the wheel of her beat-up red Honda. The other hand fumbled around in her large leopard-print purse.

Ellie cringed. “Both hands on the wheel, Marly.” Please.

Marlene produced a pack of cigarettes and pulled one out, then tossed Ellie an amused grin. “You realize you tell me that every time we’re in the car together? Don’t worry, honey, I’ve never had an accident in all the years I’ve been driving.”

The night’s still young. Ellie pushed away the cold knot of fear pressing down on her chest and took a calming breath. Marlene hadn’t killed her yet, she reminded herself.

“I have no idea what you’re talking about, by the way,” Ellie said, hoping the change of subject would ease her nerves. “Viv would’ve mentioned if she was seeing someone.”

Marlene’s hand left the wheel again as she lit her cigarette with the car lighter. She exhaled deeply then blew a puff of smoke out the open window. “Trust me, my source is never wrong. He swears he saw Vivian and some guy earlier at El Delicioso,” she said, naming a romantic restaurant on the outskirts of town.

Ellie rolled her eyes. “What source?”

“My cousin Paul. He works as a waiter there.”

The answer made her pause. She’d met Marlene’s cousin a few times when he’d come by the club, and she’d seen Vivian chatting with him on a couple occasions. If Paul said he saw Vivian at his place of work, he was probably telling the truth.

Ellie pursed her lips together in thought, realizing this actually made a little sense. Vivian seeing someone could explain her earlier behavior. Distracted, flushed, secretive—all signs that perhaps there was a new man in her life. But if so, why wouldn’t she have told her?

“What did this guy look like?” she asked curiously.

Marlene let out another cloud of smoke before saying, “Tall, dark hair, oh, and Paul mentioned he looked younger than Viv.”

Ellie narrowed her eyes. Tall, dark-haired and young? The description was about as vague as you could get and yet… Maybe she was crazy, but she had the strangest suspicion Marlene’s cousin had seen Luke at that restaurant with Vivian.

She absently chewed the inside of her cheek and tried to erase the ridiculous idea forming in the back of her mind.

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