“Maybe he himself was filled with some kind of magical powers. I wasn’t sure, and it all seemed kind of nutty, but I had no other explanation for how I was able to so willingly forget his dismissive treatment of me on the phone. But forget it I did. I allowed Lucien to lead me away from the throngs of people. I allowed him to guide me—my hand in his—to a private, closed-off part of the club where the music was nothing but a distant echo of bass beats. “This is a much more private spot for us to talk,” he murmured as he led me farther and farther away from any lingering people. Talk… Somehow I had a feeling we’d not be doing much talking. We walked up three winding sets of metal rungs, my high heels making little ting-tings along the way. “Am I walking too quickly for you?” Lucien asked, concerned, it seemed, as he slowed to a stop. When he turned to me, one step higher than where I stood, I glanced up at him. Beautiful, I thought as I gazed into his deep brown eyes. Everything looked n...ormal, at first, but then I saw beyond Lucien’s chiseled features, beyond his perfection.MoreLessShow More Show Less
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