The Brimstone Deception by Shearin Lisa

Author:Shearin, Lisa [Shearin, Lisa]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2015-11-30T23:00:00+00:00

18

ONCE Ms. Sagadraco was finished with her tea-party inquisition, and extracted a promise of cooperation from Rake, she asked me to stay after Ian and Rake had been excused.

The tea and goodies were gone, but maybe the inquisition part wasn’t over yet—at least not for me.

I decided to be proactive. “You want to talk about what happened up in the conference room with Rake, don’t you?”

“I thought that would be a good idea, yes.”

“From what you saw and heard, I didn’t mess anything up, did I?”

“If you’re speaking professionally, no, you did not. What I wanted to bring to your attention is on a more personal note. You may have created more of a problem than you solved.”

“I don’t understand.”

“If your intention was to discourage Lord Danescu from pursuing you, then you may have made a tactical error.”

My eyes widened. “What?”

“Goblin men of Rake’s caliber aren’t attracted to intellectually passive women. If I were to venture a guess, I would say that your performance just now and upstairs has probably rendered you absolutely irresistible. If you want him to cease his attentions now, you may have to kill him.”

I recalled my violent urges toward Rake in the conference room, and thought it highly likely that before this was all over, I’d be feeling those same urges again.

“The day ain’t over yet, ma’am.”

The Dragon Lady smiled.

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