My Wicked Little Lies
““Sir? Are you certain?”
“Of course I’m certain,” Evelyn snapped. Disappointment sharpened her voice. “My apologies. I didn’t expect this.” She drew a calming breath. “Aside from the fact that it’s signed Sir, I would recognize his writing anywhere. He favors his left hand, you know.” Evelyn studied the note.
“You said he was no longer with the department.”
“Apparently he has returned,” she murmured. Good Lord, she never imagined she’d read a note from Sir again. At once, she was thrust back to ...the days before Adrian when a note from Sir would stir excitement within her and more than a little curiosity. Even, on occasion, a touch of desire, a measure of longing for someone she would never meet, never know.
“Well,” Celeste said. “Are you going to tell me what it says or shall I snatch it out of your hand and read it myself?”
“It’s brief and is in the manner of an introduction or a reintroduction, I suppose.” She read aloud, “‘My dear Eve, I have returned to my previous position to take charge of the current situation.MoreLess
“Of course I’m certain,” Evelyn snapped. Disappointment sharpened her voice. “My apologies. I didn’t expect this.” She drew a calming breath. “Aside from the fact that it’s signed Sir, I would recognize his writing anywhere. He favors his left hand, you know.” Evelyn studied the note.
“You said he was no longer with the department.”
“Apparently he has returned,” she murmured. Good Lord, she never imagined she’d read a note from Sir again. At once, she was thrust back to ...the days before Adrian when a note from Sir would stir excitement within her and more than a little curiosity. Even, on occasion, a touch of desire, a measure of longing for someone she would never meet, never know.
“Well,” Celeste said. “Are you going to tell me what it says or shall I snatch it out of your hand and read it myself?”
“It’s brief and is in the manner of an introduction or a reintroduction, I suppose.” She read aloud, “‘My dear Eve, I have returned to my previous position to take charge of the current situation.MoreLess
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