The Others 01 - One Bite with a Stranger by Christine Warren

Author:Christine Warren [Warren, Christine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780312947934
Published: 2008-09-30T04:00:00+00:00

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CHAPTER 13

"WELL, WELL, WHAT HAVE WE HERE?"

So wrapped up in the taste and feel of Regina in his arms, Dmitri hadn't even heard anyone approach. As soon as the voice sounded, he spun to face the intruder, putting himself between his woman and any possible threat. When he saw who stood before him, he only relaxed a little.

The interruption had come from Ava, a figure he'd seen much of when he sifted through his Regina's thoughts. She stood in the doorway to Regina's bedroom wearing a scarlet trench coat over a black cowl-neck sweater, with a look of pure poison in her dark, almond-shaped eyes.

"Reggie, darling, aren't you going to introduce me to your new friend?" Ava's voice, low and melodic, and her expression, a sweet, warm smile, gave Reggie the creeps. Dmitri could read his lover's unease in her mind and her body.

"Ava, what the heck are you doing here?" Reggie demanded, stepping out from behind Dmitri to frown at her friend. He could feel her flush of embarrassment, as well as her confusion. "Is something the matter? What's wrong?"

"Nothing is wrong, darling, I just stopped by to say hello." Ava's voice sounded smoother than silk and sharper than steel. "I met up with Corinne and Danice at Captain Jack's a few minutes ago, and they mentioned that you'd been there with Greg, but that you disappeared without bothering to say goodbye. Since that didn't sound like you, I became a little concerned and used my emergency key to check on you. I didn't realize you'd have company." She looked pointedly at Dmitri.

So pointedly, in fact, that he felt tempted to check himself for stab wounds.

Stool pigeons, he heard Reggie think just before she offered her friend a forced smile. "That was sweet, Av, but unnecessary." Regina took his hand and made the introductions. "Ava, this is Dmitri Vidâme. Misha, this is my friend Ava Markham."

"A pleasure," Dmitri murmured, taking Ava's hand in his and bowing slightly over it. The dark-haired woman's eyes narrowed at the gesture.

"I'm sure it is," she said, her tone dismissive. "It appears you've made quite an impression on our friend, considering you met her for the first time last night."

Dmitri's mouth quirked. Even without reading her mind, he could sense the protectiveness that radiated off Ava's slim frame. Reggie's friend had cool, faintly exotic dark looks that radiated confidence, sex, and money. She stood at least five ten in her Italian heels, and he knew her black sheath dress would bear an exclusive designer label. Ava was the sort of woman Dmitri would have been attracted to in the past, strong and aggressive and passionate, but he had recently discovered a decided preference for soft, cuddly redheads with submissive streaks.

"I am the one who was impressed, Ms. Markham. I am sure you realize your friend is a remarkable woman."

Reggie stepped forward as if to remind them of her presence.

"And she has a brain cell or two to rub together, not to mention a tongue in her head," she snapped, glaring at the two of them.

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