The Defiant One (38 page)
He pushed open his door.
Stepped inside.
And stopped dead in his tracks.
There, bathed in the light of a single bedside candle and sitting cross-legged on his bed, was a woman. A woman with slanting green eyes, vibrant red hair, and a smile that oozed malevolence.
Eva de la Mouriére.
"Ah, Your Grace. I have been waiting for you. You see, I found a little bottle in your safe there, and since I really cannot afford another error,
you
— like it or not — are going to sample it prior to my departure."
She held a gun in one hand, pointed straight at his heart.
And in the other . . .
The aphrodisiac.
Lucien looked into her angry, glittering eyes for a long moment, his expression giving nothing away. And then, his lips curving in a dark smile, he moved across the room.
Moved silently toward the bed.
And began slipping off his waistcoat, even as the door swung shut behind him.
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PIRATE IN MY ARMS
CAPTAIN OF MY HEART
MASTER OF MY DREAMS
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TAKEN BY STORM
WICKED AT HEART
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