Elizabeth Hunter - 04 Midnight Labyrinth by Elizabeth Hunter

Author:Elizabeth Hunter [Hunter, Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Ben was straightening his cuffs and waiting for Emilie’s car to arrive. “Tenzin?”

Chloe had kidnapped Tenzin as soon as the sun set and taken her out to get hair and makeup done. Ben hadn’t seen either of them since, though he’d seen their dresses when Arthur dropped them off the night before. Both were stunning and Ben was more than impressed by the man’s talent. He’d created dresses that suited both women perfectly.

Chloe’s silver-grey dress would wrap around her, displaying her stunning figure and long legs. The skirt flowed like many of the dance costumes he’d seen her wear. Tenzin’s dress was a rich purple in a fabric that drew the senses. It was regal and classic while still being a little punk. He wondered if she’d even put it on. It wasn’t anything like he’d seen her wear before. Tenzin chose utilitarian clothes for herself. She was practical. She was…

“Why were you calling me?”

Ben turned and Tenzin was at the top of the stairs. His mouth dropped open.

“What was it?” she asked.

Ben couldn’t move. He wanted to touch. Everywhere.

Tenzin’s hair was cut at a sharp angle around her face, the short layers and subtle makeup enhancing her cheekbones and flaunting her graceful neck.

Looking at the pale curve where her shoulder met her neck, Ben felt his mouth water and he had the distinct urge to bite. He pushed the desire to the back of his mind, but he couldn’t ignore it completely. He wanted to sink his blunt human teeth into Tenzin’s neck.

Not okay.

“You look beautiful,” he said in a rough voice. “The dress is…”

“I like it.” She smoothed her hands down the purple silk. “More than I thought I would. It’s more comfortable than it looks.”

The rich fabric of her dress clung to her slim curves, highlighting the dramatic cut of the material around her shoulders. The designer had managed to make silk look like armor. Decorative layers started at her shoulders, draping like blunt dragon scales and concealing the subtle knife sheaths Arthur had worked into the design. The rest of the dress was simple, contoured to her body except for a slit that ran up her left leg. He spotted a flash of silver on her thigh.

“I don’t…” He had to clear his throat. “You might have to take the sword off for the gala.”

She looked down in disappointment. “Do you think so?”

“Yeah.”

“Oh well.” Tenzin flipped back the slit of her dress, exposing her leg as she removed the slim, foot-long blade she’d concealed on her thigh.

Ben almost turned around to hide his reaction.

Damn you, Chloe.

His body had a mind of its own. He tried to think of something—anything—else.

He’d never noticed how Tenzin’s eyes were the exact color of smoke. The line of that dress made her legs look miles long even though she barely came to his chin.

What was Chloe thinking? They wanted to remain low-key for the gala. In that dress, with her hair cut to enhance her neck, everyone in the ballroom would be staring at Tenzin.

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