The Spellbinder by Iris Johansen

Author:Iris Johansen
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, Regency, General, Fiction
ISBN: 9780553218558
Publisher: Bantam Books
Published: 1987-10-01T05:00:00+00:00

Six

"Come in, Brody. Why do you knock? After all, it's your house." Sacha hurried forward, smiling. "Did you bring the groceries?"

"Would I dare disobey your orders?" Brody asked lightly. "Harris is getting them out of the trunk of the car right this minute. The clerk at the all-night supermarket thought I was stocking a fallout shelter. I think I got everything on the list, but we have enough food to feed a small army. Do you mind telling me why we need five cans of coffee?"

"For the security men," Sacha answered. "It is a small army. Do you realize there are seven men outside? Naturally we have to keep them in refreshments."

"There's no 'naturally' about it." Brody's lips tightened grimly. "Let's hope they're more efficient than they were that night outside the theater." He stepped aside to let Harris through the doorway. The chauffeur, burdened by three shopping bags, was followed into the house by Barry Levine and another security man similarly encumbered. The three men disappeared down the corridor in the direction of the kitchen. "You don't have to cook for Randal's men. They certainly won't expect it."

"I'll enjoy it," Sacha said. "It will give me something to do. Besides, I like to cook." She smiled at Harris and the other men as they came back to the foyer. "Thank you all very much. Remember, Barry, send a man to the kitchen for coffee at seven and ten tomorrow morning. We'll work out the rest of the schedule once I get organized."

"Right." Barry Levine nodded. "Whatever you say, Miss Lorion."

The door closed behind them.

Sacha's smile faded. "Now we can get down to what's important. How is your arm?"

"Fine. It's only a little stiff."

"You should have come here with me this morning and told them you couldn't do the show. Surely they wouldn't have expected you to go on when they knew you had just come out of the hospital."

"The house was sold out." He closed the front door and leaned back against it. "It was no problem. Actually it was more exhausting trying to explain the shooting to the police, but I think I've kept them off your trail for the next day or so at least." He grinned, his blue eyes twinkling. "Ham that I am, I kind of enjoyed all the fuss being made of me at the theater. It's not often an actor gets a chance to play such a juicy martyr role. Besides, I got terrific press. 'The show must go on' and all that rot."

"But it's not rot to you," she said softly. "You're not nearly as cynical as you pretend to be, Brody. You're actually a very dedicated man."

"Are you looking into your crystal ball again? I told you that you didn't know everything about me."

"No, but I'm learning more all the time." She turned and started down the foyer toward the kitchen. "Come along, I've already made your dinner. It's only a stew, but you're lucky to get anything at all. There

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