Avenge Me by Maisey Yates

Author:Maisey Yates
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Harlequin Presents
Published: 2014-04-30T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

“It’s a bit much, don’t you think?”

He damn well did. He hadn’t anticipated her looking quite that good in the gown. But he’d seen it in the window on his way to work and he’d known that she had to have it.

Katy had, after all, demanded something fabulous. Something to match his custom suits. And just any dress wouldn’t do.

Austin had passed a little bit of time, more than he wanted to admit, looking at dresses online. The current trend of frothy and sparkling for the holiday season just wasn’t suited to a woman like Katy.

A woman who could twist the most tragic moment into a snarky comment. A woman who had a backbone of steel and a razor-sharp tongue.

He thought if he put her in a frothy skirt it might wither and die on her body.

And that was when he’d seen the black dress in the window. Fitted to the mannequin. With bands of satin and sheer mesh in strategic places over the bodice, all dark so that the hints of skin would be subtle.

At least, that had been his thought.

On her, though, the subtlety was lost. Or maybe it was only lost for him.

He could see, very clearly, where heavy satin gave way to chiffon and showed the pale loveliness of her skin. Then there was the shape of it.

The mannequin had possessed the simple, androgynous shape so well loved by the fashion industry. But God had not embraced that shape when He’d made Katy.

She was an homage to the female form from the days when a lush shape had been a thing to celebrate. All rounded curves, from her breasts to a slow indent of the waist, and another sharp curve for her hips. Hips that he knew were perfectly shaped to fit his hands...

The dress followed the line of her shape, tapering in at her knees before flaring out and falling in soft folds to the ground. As she walked toward him, it made a soft, whispering sound that reminded him of quiet breaths in a dark hotel room.

Her hair was loose, in dark, glossy waves around her shoulders, her eyes outlined in black with hints of gold in the corners, making the blue in them stand out even more.

And her lips were red. Like candy. Just begging to have the sweet sucked off of them.

“It’s perfect,” he said, extending his arm and ignoring the burn when the heat from her body connected with his as he slipped his arm around her waist and drew her close.

“I feel like I’m on display,” she said, kicking the skirt to one side as she walked with him out of his penthouse and into the hall.

“Well, you are,” he said, letting his eyes drift down to her breasts, which were on spectacular display, speaking of displays.

“I feel as though I should have a tiara.”

“We can swing by the tiara store on our way there.”

“Oh, well, I don’t want to hold things up. It seems a little bit precious.”

He

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