Mistress To The Beast by Eve Vaughn

Author:Eve Vaughn [Vaughn, Eve]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-07-30T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Tonight she chose a cream off the shoulder dress which dipped to the small of her back. The skirt rested mid-thigh. The fine material crested over her curves like a second skin and Lila had to admit she looked good in it. But she couldn’t shake the feeling of being some kind of mannequin dressed for Hunter’s pleasure.

Glancing at herself in the full length mirror, Lila ran her fingers through the hair that fell to her shoulders to assure her appearance was in order. She’d stalled as long as she could. It was time for dinner.

“Miss Lila?” Mrs. Coates’s voice chimed in over the intercom.

Lila rolled her eyes, realizing she was being summoned. She walked over to the offending box on the wall and pressed the talk button. “Yes, Mrs. Coates?”

“Dinner will be served in five minutes.”

“I’m on my way down.”

“I’ll let Mr. Jamison know.”

“I’m sure you will.” Lila spoke softly, but she heard every word.

“Did you say something, Miss Lila?”

Damn. Her finger was still on the button. Still, the woman had bat ears. “Umm, no.”

“Very well. I’ll see you shortly.”

Lila felt like she was in grade school all over again and teacher had caught her passing notes. There was no point in delaying the inevitable. She had to face Hunter sometime. With an impending sense of doom, she trudged down the stairs and walked to the dining room.

Hunter was waiting for her. He stood when she drew close, his bright eyes gleaming with naked appreciation. She didn’t want to be pleased by his blatant desire for her, but a tingling sensation spread through her body.

“You look lovely tonight.”

Keeping her lids lowered as she took her seat, she gave him a brief smile. She didn’t see why they couldn’t at least be cordial to one another. “Thank you.”

If it was his intention to play nice, she was willing to go along with it. Frankly, all the bickering was starting to wear on her nerves and she hadn’t even been here that long. Lila didn’t like the hostile feelings she harbored toward this man, even if he did deserve them. Perhaps for her own peace of mind it was better to try and get along with him rather than look for an argument. Her father’s words came back to her and Lila steeled herself to get through the rest of this night with as little conflict as possible.

Hunter sat once again, taking the bottle of white wine and pouring some into her glass. “Try this. I think you’ll like it.”

“I’m not—” It was on the tip of her tongue to tell him she didn’t want any, but she stopped herself. If she was going to get through the next several weeks with her nerves intact, arguing with Hunter wouldn’t be the way to go.

She brought the glass to her lips and took a sip. She wasn’t much of a drinker but this wasn’t bad. In fact, the mixture of fruity flavor with just a hint of sweetness was pleasing to her taste buds.

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