Man Eater
“‘I suppose you’ll be sticking to me like a tick from now on?’ she had asked ten minutes earlier, smoothing out the creases in her scarlet gown as he sorted the bill and thinking, now that will have set me up for the journey.
‘Front or back, which would you prefer?’ The look she gave him could have turned grapes to raisins, but Marcus Cornelius seemed to be adjusting the purse on his wrist with immense detail.
‘I was referring to the element of trust. You see, when it comes to me, yours appears ...filigree thin.’ That’s it, shame him into leaving you alone, that way you can slip away while his back’s turned.
‘I can’t imagine where you got that idea from.’ Orbilio was nonchalantly tossing a key in the air.
Claudia looked round in mock agitation.
‘What’s up?’ he asked.
‘I’m looking for the rat I can smell.’ Not for nothing had that key materialized out of nowhere.
‘You’ll thank me in the end,’ he said, taking care to keep his eye on the metal object flipping into his hand.MoreLess
‘Front or back, which would you prefer?’ The look she gave him could have turned grapes to raisins, but Marcus Cornelius seemed to be adjusting the purse on his wrist with immense detail.
‘I was referring to the element of trust. You see, when it comes to me, yours appears ...filigree thin.’ That’s it, shame him into leaving you alone, that way you can slip away while his back’s turned.
‘I can’t imagine where you got that idea from.’ Orbilio was nonchalantly tossing a key in the air.
Claudia looked round in mock agitation.
‘What’s up?’ he asked.
‘I’m looking for the rat I can smell.’ Not for nothing had that key materialized out of nowhere.
‘You’ll thank me in the end,’ he said, taking care to keep his eye on the metal object flipping into his hand.MoreLess
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