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said smoothly.

    “Elle,” she said and extended her hand. “Elle Blanchard.” He took the hand she offered and brought it to his lips. “A lovely name.” His eyes bored into her as his lips lightly grazed her knuckles. Her breath rushed past her lips that had parted slightly, and she knew at that moment, had he taken her, she would have let him.

    “Until tonight,” he said and released her hand.

    As he walked out of the weaponry exhibit, she finally got her view of his butt.
    Perfect. Just like the rest of him.

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    “Out, Roman.” Roderick was afraid he would have to bring out his flail to make Val leave.

    “She won’t remember me.”

    “You don’t know that.”

    “Fine,” Val said as he reached for the door knob. “Do what you have to but find out for sure.”

    When the door closed behind Val, Roderick ran to his bed chamber to change. He didn’t know what to wear. He hurriedly stripped out of his clothes and tossed them into the bathing quarters on his way to the clothing chamber.

    His eyes roamed over the many clothes, unsure of what to pick. Finally, he decided on a shirt that he liked, a black long sleeve that buttoned up the front and black pants that matched.

    He didn’t like having so many options to choose from. Even on Thales, as a prince, he hadn’t owned this many clothes. He had just finished buttoning his pants when the door chimed. With one last glance at his clothes, he walked to the front door and opened it.

    “Hello,” he said when his eyes fell on her. She looked nervous, unsure of herself, and he found it charming. “Come in,” he said and moved aside.

    After a brief hesitation, she stepped into his home. He stood back and watched her look the place over. It was evident by her wide eyes and gaping mouth that she thought the place very fine indeed.

    “Is it what you thought it would be?” he finally asked.

    “More than I had imagined actually.”

    Roderick smiled in spite of himself. He hadn’t thought much of the place, but he was glad Aimery had made it their home if she was impressed.

    “Oh, the view,” she gasped as she hurried to the window behind the dining room table. “I bet you look out here a lot,” she said and glanced over her shoulder.

    He didn’t, but he wasn’t about to tell her that. Instead, he shrugged.

    She moved away from the window to turn toward him and that’s when he saw it.
    The blue stone nestled against her chest just inches away from her cleavage. For a moment, Roderick couldn’t speak. Never had he imagined he would find the stone so soon and before he and Val found the creatures.

    “Peculiar necklace,” he said and took a step toward her.

    Elle looked down and fingered the stone. “Odd isn’t it? My best friend gave it to me just yesterday for my birthday.”

    Roderick was so relieved to hear it was a gift that he almost didn’t respond to her.
    “I hope you had a great day.”

    “It was all right. Jennifer wanted to take me down to Galveston for the weekend.” So that explained why she was there as well as who the other woman was. He would have to get Val to find out all he could on this Jennifer and just how she came to have possession of the stone.

    “Do you mind?” Elle asked and pointed to the array of liquor bottles on the cart next to the window.

    Roderick mentally shook himself. “Please. Help yourself.”

    “Would you like for me to fix you a drink?”

    “I’m fine now, thank you.”

    She walked to the cart, her shoes soundless against the white marble flooring. He eyed her clothing again. She had changed before coming over.

    A long, full skirt that fell just past her knees in a nice shade of mixed blues. She wore another long sleeve white shirt that buttoned up the front, but this time she only buttoned one button right under her breasts. The shirt fell open to reveal another shirt underneath of blue.

    Her feet sported the shoes he had seen nearly everywhere. Val had compared them to the