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understand, but Berryl had known exactly what she was doing.
Her emotions support her claims.
Brock shot Luc an annoyed look. Luc knew she had yet to tell him anything he didn
t already know. Tell me about the Setti shifter. What did he say to you? How did
he find you?
Holding the front of her robe together with both hands, Chevon met his gaze. He
said something about hoping it wouldn t come to this and that s when I started
screaming.
You said he had a woman with him. Did she say anything to you?
I thought I was dreaming. I ve had vivid dreams about Berryl s death ever since it
happened. But as I emerged I realized it was not a natural dream. I felt as if the
woman had opened a window into my memory.
And they were reviewing the events surrounding Berryl s death?
She nodded. The woman told Garret I didn t know anything and then she realized
I was awake. That s when he threatened me, and you know the rest.
He searched her eyes and waited for any inkling of suspicion to warn him of deceit.
He felt only a vague disappointment that his skills would remain untested.
If she is no longer your prisoner, we re free to seduce her instead.
He ignored Luc s playful suggestion, not quite ready to turn her loose. Were you
able to sense the nature of the woman? I don t know of too many species that are
able to do what you described.
She was definitely not human, beyond that I m really not sure. I don t think she
was doing it alone. I sensed Garret s presence as well. I know you were
preoccupied when you flashed into the room, but you didn t sense her at any time?
No, she was completely concealed from me.
How strange.
He sighed and shook his head. So what do I do with you now?
What do you mean? She squared her shoulders and raised her chin. I ve told
you everything and I know you believe me. I see it in your eyes. You have no reason
to keep me now.
He chuckled, allowing desire to ignite in his gaze. I officially release you from my
custody. Consider yourself my guest.
Chevon licked her lips and pressed a hand over her pounding heart. Nothing had
changed. He still thought she was a traitor, a despicable Setti spy. Guests are
allowed to leave. I d like you to return me to my apartment.
So Garret can finish what he started? Brock stalked toward her, his gaze boring
into hers. What kind of a host would I be if I allowed harm to come to one of my
guests?
He s right, Chevon, Luc chimed in. It s too dangerous for you to leave the
villa.
I can t stay here with& you two. Even if the villa was gorgeous and being here
with two virile men was a fantasy come true, this was Brock! The man had stomped
on her heart while her life was in tatters. And she d loved him her entire life. How
could she hope to resolve such conflict?
Brock reached her a second before Luc. She twisted out of his grasp and shoved
him back. Don t touch me. You lost that right a long time ago.
I understand your anger. This must have been --
You don t understand a damn thing! She advanced, too angry to care that she
was easily within arm s reach. I lost more than my sister that day. I lost my whole
fucking life. I lost my future, my world, my identity. I was thrust into an alien
environment with little more than the clothes on my back. She paused for a deep
shuddering breath, her head spinning as hurt cut through her anger. And you were
part of the government that allowed it to happen.
He didn t try to touch her. His stark, expressive eyes communicated more
eloquently than words. You re right. I can t understand what you suffered because
of my actions.
If he d offered empty promises or tried to defend himself against her accusations
she would have reinforced her temper and dug in her heels. There was so much
more she wanted to say. Two hundred years worth of resentment ready to spew. But
what would that accomplish? Nothing she could say would change the past.
He caressed her with his mesmerizing gaze, waiting for her next move. She stared
back at him, willing herself to hate him, her anger melting with each moment that
passed.
You re a bastard, she said, as much to remind herself as to get a response from
him.
A smile quirked one corner of his mouth. I m a bastard. He moved closer and her
heart fluttered in her breast. Catching both her wrists, Luc drew her arms to the small
of her back and held them there with a firm grasp. The robe unfurled, parted as if by
decree, and framed her naked body.
Every prisoner I interrogate is naked when I first see them, so understand the
significance of what I m about to say. Brock cupped her chin with one hand and
brushed the upper curve of her breasts with the other. You take my breath away.
Her nipples hardened and she pressed her thighs together, unable to ignore the
persistent ache unleashed by his words. Don t toy with me, she whispered. She d
held on to his memory like a lifeline. The happiness she d known in his arms had
sustained her as she adjusted to an alien world. She d refused to remember the
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