Luck of the Wolf (2010)
““Must we have this discussion again?” he said.
“No. I understand.”
“Bien. And don’t answer the door unless you’re sure it’s one of us.”
“I won’t.” She tugged at a ribbon at the front of her bodice, nearly pulling it loose. “How long do we have to stay here?”
He let the curtain fall and leaned against the wall, arms crossed and brows drawn.
“Until Madame Martin arrives, as you very well know.” The set of his jaw made it clear that he would not be pushed any further. “As soon as Yuri returns, he’...ll have a meal sent up to you. Follow his instructions at all times.”
Cort was silent after that, and Aria couldn’t get him to talk again. After a while Yuri came and Cort went out. Yuri ordered the promised meal, which she ignored.
While he thumbed through a book, no more interested in conversation than Cort had been, Aria engaged herself with the magazines Cort had bought on the way to the hotel. The Delineator, Woman’s Home Companion and Harper’s Bazaar were filled with color fashion drawings, which Aria examined with a skeptical eye.MoreLess
“No. I understand.”
“Bien. And don’t answer the door unless you’re sure it’s one of us.”
“I won’t.” She tugged at a ribbon at the front of her bodice, nearly pulling it loose. “How long do we have to stay here?”
He let the curtain fall and leaned against the wall, arms crossed and brows drawn.
“Until Madame Martin arrives, as you very well know.” The set of his jaw made it clear that he would not be pushed any further. “As soon as Yuri returns, he’...ll have a meal sent up to you. Follow his instructions at all times.”
Cort was silent after that, and Aria couldn’t get him to talk again. After a while Yuri came and Cort went out. Yuri ordered the promised meal, which she ignored.
While he thumbed through a book, no more interested in conversation than Cort had been, Aria engaged herself with the magazines Cort had bought on the way to the hotel. The Delineator, Woman’s Home Companion and Harper’s Bazaar were filled with color fashion drawings, which Aria examined with a skeptical eye.MoreLess
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