Satin Spar by Kim Knox

Author:Kim Knox [Knox, Kim]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2009-10-18T23:00:00+00:00

“I thought you’d abandoned me.” Rochester smiled and waved his fluted glass at them. A hint of censure lurked in his clear gaze and Scar knew they’d get chewed out once they were alone with him. “Where have you been?”

Scar put on the practiced smile her etiquette tutors had beaten into her. “Tyler was helping me with something. Time ran away from us.”

“Really?” Rochester’s gaze dropped and then his eyes narrowed. “Helping you?”

Scar was aware of standing close to Tyler. They didn’t touch, but her skin prickled at the proximity of her hand to his. “Yes.” She glanced around, judging the press of surrounding people. She couldn’t tell her boss the truth, not there. “It’s…complicated.”

“Yes,” Rochester drawled. “Everything with you always is.” He broke eye contact and stared around him. “Now…” his hand brushed her arm to turn her, “…who can you introduce me to first?”

“Don’t touch her, Iain.”

Tyler’s low snarl whipped a sharp frisson under her skin. Scar closed her eyes and willed down the need to throw Tyler on his back. “He’s right.” She stepped back, away from Rochester’s touch. Tyler wrapped his arm strong and secure around her waist, pulling her against him. Her tail wrapped tight around the back of his leg. “We can’t help this.”

Rochester stared at her, disbelief cutting across his features. “You’ve done something to him. I thought as much.” He shook his head. “Never mind. I’m here to work this room. Let’s go.”

Tyler dropped his arm and let Scar move forward. The press of his body still shadowed her back. She wanted nothing more than to get out of the stupid reception, drag Tyler back to her room, and securely lock the door. She pushed down the images of what they could then do…no, she needed to keep a clear head.

She smiled and led Rochester to the insipid Governor of Delta-Caeli-5. The small man twirled a goblet of wine and stared out over the darkening lawns. Scar kept up on her international politics; her mother had instilled it from a young age. Maliese held together a shaky government, ripe for someone like her boss. She wanted Rochester’s good grace again. His fleecing of the little man would go someway to appeasing him. “Governor Maliese, may I introduce Iain Rochester, my employer.”

The governor smiled and extended a thin hand, on which glittered a brilliant yellow diamond. Yes, she’d gauged Rochester’s weakness. He took the man’s hand, performed a formal bow and it brought him close to the stone. Scar caught the glitter in his eyes. Rochester straightened. “Your Honour,” he murmured. “It is a pleasure.”

The governor gave them a narrow smile, while his gaze flicked over them. “Your employer, Ms Myers?”

“Mr. Rochester can explain what he does better than I.”

Rochester gave the governor a shining white smile and Scar held down a smirk. Rochester waved at a server and plied the man with a fresh drink. He’d already started the charm offensive.

She started at Tyler’s warm breath close to her ear. “Well done,” he murmured.

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