Into the Shadow
“For the last three days every event had gone off perfectly. The Burstroms had raved about her to the hotel manager, so much so that they had somehow given him the impression that they intended to offer her a position in their firm.She foresaw a plump bonus in her immediate future.The woman she saw in the mirror pleased her, too. Her black knee-length gown was plain, with an asymmetrical neckline and a six-inch slit up the back of the body-hugging skirt. The cap sleeves showed off her toned arms..., and she’d done her hair in an upsweep, with blond strands that dangled around the face she had so artfully made up. Not that she didn’t always look her best when she attended these events, but today she glowed.How could she not? All day Rick had been courting her, not blatantly, not ostentatiously, but with subtle attentions that made her feel special. Flirtatious. For the first time since she’d fled the Himalayas, she could laugh and talk with a man without wondering if captivity and sexual bondage would follow.MoreLess
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