Stolen Petals by McIntyre Katherine

Author:McIntyre, Katherine [McIntyre, Katherine]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2015-06-25T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

She hadn't seen nor heard from Edward since that night. They had planned to meet at her place the day of the soiree so she could inspect what he wore and to finish their plan of attack. Should've been simple to shut him from her mind, after all, the man was a cocky menace. He propositioned women willy nilly, stole jobs from other bounty hunters, and then kissed her with enough intensity to bowl her over. Worst of all? Ever since their kiss, he was all she could think about. The man, the mystery, emerged in her thoughts at all points of the day. Like she needed the distraction with a job this big.

Viola stationed herself in front of the mirror and began applying her makeup. It was just a kiss. Not as if she hadn't had hundreds before like it. She paused with her powder puff in hand. Hence the real problem—Viola couldn't remember the last time a kiss had heated her to the core, or melted through her icy exterior. Of all the men she'd been with, why did those feelings resurrect for him?

She swiped her eyeliner on with a vengeance. This was the man who'd slept with half the ladies in her town. The one she caught buried deep in her charge, Jenny Heartswaith. Who walked with a swagger and charmed his way through anything. What did that say about her if she felt the thrill of attraction around him? Viola had lauded herself on how far out of the gutter she'd come and protected herself from ending up victim to another man looking for a warm bed. She couldn't get sucked back in, especially not by the Fox.

Her doorbell rang, the tinny notes echoing through the house. Viola heaved a sigh to try and ignore the way her heart sped up.

She picked up her skirts and descended the stairs. Her weapons were already strapped to her garters and a bodice dagger in place. Thankfully she had been almost finished getting ready. Tonight they'd work together to bag their bounty and tomorrow he'd be the enigmatic rival he'd always been. Viola sucked in a deep breath and pulled the door open.

A stranger stood before her in a mahogany three-piece suit with a matching top hat. Polished black shoes accented his feet and a bronze watch strap hung from his waistcoat pocket. Small cufflinks that Viola recognized as alchemical bombs completed the ensemble, as he’d dressed to the details. He had tamed his hair, pulling the longer strands back with a leather thong. The sharp angle of his chin stood out on a clean shaven face and the only hint of Edward Van Clef, the Fox, was the twinkle in his hazel eyes and the smirk on his lips.

"Mr. Van Clef," she murmured, regaining her composure. A wolf's grin widened his smile. He'd noticed her slack-jawed gaping...lovely.

"You're looking exquisite tonight, Miss Embrees. One might think we had a formal occasion to attend."

She took a deep breath as the blush reached her cheeks.

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