Out of Time
“Elizabeth wracked her brain for something to say. Nice to meet you. Have anyone offed lately? Finally, she blurted out nervously, “Those things’ll kill ya.”
King’s lips curled in a Cheshire smile as if enjoying a private joke. “I wouldn’t worry about that.”
The smile was even more disturbing, and she self-consciously pulled on her fingers. “Can I get you something to drink?”
Charlie, who’d been standing to the side, shifted nervously, but Elizabeth couldn’t tear her eyes away from K...ing. Instinct told her never to turn her back on this man. The surge of something unmistakably feral that flickered across his eyes told her she was right.
“Perhaps another time,” he said.
His voice was mesmerizing—smooth with a touch of melancholy, like a French horn. How very Peter and the Wolf, she thought. She wanted to walk away, to get as far away from this man as possible, but his eyes held her captive.MoreLess
King’s lips curled in a Cheshire smile as if enjoying a private joke. “I wouldn’t worry about that.”
The smile was even more disturbing, and she self-consciously pulled on her fingers. “Can I get you something to drink?”
Charlie, who’d been standing to the side, shifted nervously, but Elizabeth couldn’t tear her eyes away from K...ing. Instinct told her never to turn her back on this man. The surge of something unmistakably feral that flickered across his eyes told her she was right.
“Perhaps another time,” he said.
His voice was mesmerizing—smooth with a touch of melancholy, like a French horn. How very Peter and the Wolf, she thought. She wanted to walk away, to get as far away from this man as possible, but his eyes held her captive.MoreLess
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