Silk by Michelle M Pillow

Author:Michelle M Pillow
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2011-03-15T04:00:00+00:00

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Nikandros watched Quinlan?s face stiffen as she talked to Henry. He wondered what they could have been discussing that would make her skin turn pale like that. Her eyes darted to the man as she answered him, before moving around the crowd. Nikandros dipped back into the shadows, slipping out of sight.

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Quinlan heaved a sigh of relief as the guests left. She was glad the party was finally over. Henry had been the last to leave, promising to send over movers first thing in the morning to take the glass cases and oversized photograph to their permanent new home in the museum. His eyes had looked her over as if he wanted to ask her something, but she yawned heavily for show and bid him goodnight before he could speak.

Leaving the maid units to clean up the mess, she grimaced to discover someone had thrown up in her broken water fountain. It only served as a reminder of why she hated throwing these functions. If she never did it again, she?d be happy.

After ordering the security droids to search and scan the entire premises, Quinlan slowly made her way to her bedroom. The house was quiet again, just as she liked it. The droids ignored everything but their task at hand.

Her bedroom was dark and she called for fire, not bothering to ask for more light. With a pull of two hairpins, her hair spilled down over her shoulders. She dropped the clips on her vanity and kicked off her shoes. The maid unit switched on, picking up after her.

"Shower," Quinlan called, crossing over next to the fireplace to where her bathroom door was.

"Mind if I join you?"

For a moment, Quinlan thought it was her fantasy coming to life. Her hands dropped from the back of her neck. She?d been almost ready to unclasp the straps to her dress. Spinning on her heels, she saw Nikandros lounging on her bed, a wide smile on his face as he watched her.

"Please, don?t stop what you were doing on my account." His words were low and sultry. His eyes glowed with meaning as he looked at her dress. His gaze turned seductive in the orange glow of the firelight.

"Privacy," Quinlan demanded.

Nikandros blinked in confusion at the order until she saw the maid unit leaving.

"What are you doing in here?" she asked when they were alone, a little too weakly for her liking.

"I thought you might like to see me," he said, bringing his feet around the edge of the bed. His tuxedo jacket was off, lying across one of her chairs. "Since we were interrupted last time."

Quinlan swallowed. It was more than her erotically charged brain could take in, seeing him next to her bed--a place where the naughtiest thoughts of him had occurred.

"I didn?t invite you in here," she said, taking an unwitting step back. Her legs shook, as she debated what to do. Did she take him up on his offer and let him

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