A Talent in Your Lies [Romeo & Julian 2] (Siren Publishing Allure ManLove) by Marlowe Sage

Author:Marlowe, Sage [Marlowe, Sage]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance
Published: 2013-01-04T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

The building Julian found at the address he’d been looking for was not quite what he had imagined. He wasn’t sure how he had imagined the home of someone like Romeo, but the well-kept, two-story house with its neat front garden and the flowers in the windows would not have made it among the top five of guesses. And yet, even though he double-double-checked the address, this was it. He walked up to the house, wondering what name he’d find on the doorbell. To his disappointment, there was none. He pushed the button anyway, with mingled feelings in his chest. In all likelihood, Romeo was going to be annoyed with him for intruding like this, but Julian wanted to see how good this supposedly brilliant forger really was.

“Yes?” A gentle, mature voice startled Julian back into the present, and to his surprise, he found himself facing an elderly lady. Time had been very kind to her, and although she must be well into her seventies, she still possessed the delicate features and radiant skin of a much younger woman.

“Oh, um, I’m sorry, madam. It seems I have the wrong address. I’m Special Agent Julian Harris, FBI.” Julian suppressed the instinct to reach for his badge. This wasn’t official business. “You wouldn’t happen to know a Paris Moore, would you? Did he perhaps live here before or…”

He fell silent at the woman’s gentle smile and nod. “Ah, yes. Julian. He said that you might come around here one of these days. Why don’t you come inside? Can I offer you something? Coffee? Tea? I have some delightful, self-made lemon cookies.” Stepping back, she held the door open for him and gave a little inviting wave with her hand.

“That is very kind of you, but I’m here to see, um, Paris.

“Oh, of course you are.” She sighed. “Silly, old me. Here I am delighted by the prospect to have some company, while in truth I am only keeping you waiting. Follow me, please.”

She led the way along a narrow but brightly lit and artfully decorated hallway to a staircase at the back of the building. At some point she cast a curious glance over her shoulder but didn’t say anything.

The upper floor revealed a short landing and a door, so Romeo—Paris, Julian reminded himself—must have his own apartment within the house. The woman gave a terse knock on the door and opened it after a muffled voice from the inside had said, “Come in!”

The apartment was large, much larger than the outside led one to assume. It consisted of one big open-plan room that covered the entire upper floor, and was separated into different areas by a variety of screens or just the arrangement of certain pieces of furniture. Just like on the ground floor and in the hallway, Julian noticed several tastefully selected paintings on the walls. All in all, the place looked inviting in an elegant yet comfortable way.

“I’m through here.” Romeo’s voice could be heard from somewhere further inside the apartment.

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