Conspiracy in Death
“He'd been missing his liver, but his body had been so mutilated by the feral cats that roamed the slums that most of the physical evidence had been destroyed. Still, Eve put the name into her files.
She took them all home with her, opting to work there until Roarke got back from New L.A. Summerset didn't disappoint this time, but slipped into the foyer moments after she came through the door.
His dark eyes skimmed over her, his elegant nose wrinkled. "Since you're quite late, Lieutenant..., and didn't see fit to notify me of your plans, I assume you've already had your evening meal." She hadn't eaten since the chewy bar she'd scavenged, but only jerked her shoulders as she shrugged out of her jacket. "I don't need you to fix my dinner, ace." "That's fortunate." He watched her sling her jacket over the newel post. An act they both knew she repeated because it annoyed his rigid sense of order. "Because I have no intention of doing so since you refuse to keep me informed of your schedule." She cocked her head, giving his tall, skinny body the same once-over he'd given hers.MoreLess
She took them all home with her, opting to work there until Roarke got back from New L.A. Summerset didn't disappoint this time, but slipped into the foyer moments after she came through the door.
His dark eyes skimmed over her, his elegant nose wrinkled. "Since you're quite late, Lieutenant..., and didn't see fit to notify me of your plans, I assume you've already had your evening meal." She hadn't eaten since the chewy bar she'd scavenged, but only jerked her shoulders as she shrugged out of her jacket. "I don't need you to fix my dinner, ace." "That's fortunate." He watched her sling her jacket over the newel post. An act they both knew she repeated because it annoyed his rigid sense of order. "Because I have no intention of doing so since you refuse to keep me informed of your schedule." She cocked her head, giving his tall, skinny body the same once-over he'd given hers.MoreLess
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