The Daredevil by Dylan Allen

Author:Dylan Allen [Allen, Dylan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Rivers Wilde, Dylan Allen, 1001 Dark Nights, contemporary romance
Publisher: Evil Eye Concepts, Incorporated
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

10

Unexpected

Tyson

The expression on Dina’s face as she left with Kate made me want to grab her hand and leave. Kate is always flirtatious and bawdy. But I didn’t like the suggestive way she referred to our past interactions. We follow the women up a spiraling staircase with rails that are inlaid with what looks like ivory and down a narrow hallway toward the rear of the house. Dina’s ass in that dress is distracting as hell.

“Earth to Tyson.” George snaps his fingers in my ear.

I drag my eyes away and look at him. “Sorry, what’d you say?”

He raises his eyebrows and grins knowingly. “You know, I almost believed you when you said you’d be a bachelor forever. Should have known a man like you was just waiting for someone with the perfect ass…”

“Careful where your eyes go, man.” I narrow my gaze at him.

“I was going to say assets… to come along.” He laughs at my disbelieving frown. “Wow, you really like her, huh? You’re only this way about your sister.”

I shrug. “Yeah, well, she’s…rare. No one ever made me even think about another night, much less a weekend.” As I say the words, I realize that they’re true. Dina makes me think all sorts of things I don’t want to.

“Now I’m almost sorry I won’t be at the chateau tomorrow,” George says wistfully.

I stop walking and put a hand on his shoulder to stop him, too. “You’re not?”

“No, the old man likes to hold court. You know how it is when your parent is your boss, too.”

“Yeah, tell me about it,” I commiserate, even though I don’t think our circumstances are anything alike.

“I don’t know why you’ve stayed all this time,” he remarks.

I glance at him in surprise. “Where else was I going to go?” It’s never crossed my mind to leave.

“Start your own thing. Making moves that matter instead of being a paper pusher.”

We approach the set of French doors that Kate and Dina disappeared through a few seconds ago, and they swing open, two men dressed in French period costumes bow in greeting.

It’s like entering an entirely different world from the rest of the baroque-style house. The room is huge and was most likely designed to be used as a ballroom. Tonight, it’s been transformed into a dining room and lounge area. There’s a live band, also dressed in blue livery, at the front of the room playing the most benign background music I’ve ever heard.

Half a dozen round dining tables are scattered on the right side of the room, and an array of sofas, chaises, and pillow-lined seats occupy the left half. The entire room is cast in low light with red glass sconces hanging from the ceiling glowing with what looks like candlelight.

It’s hauntingly familiar, and I’m instantly on edge. I scan the room until I see Dina and Kate sitting at a table deep in conversation, both of them holding glasses of champagne.

“And that’s it for business tonight. We’ve got much prettier things to focus on.

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