To Touch a Thief (An Everly Gray Novella)
“I shot a quick glance over the tables and…oh, damn it. Way to mess up my dream of nibbling on the delectable dessert.
Jayne Hunt stood and straightened her skirt, then stepped to the side, revealing Mitch. My Mitch. Guilt colored his expression, and her arrogant Jayne persona had seeped into the restaurant from every one of her pristine pores. It was enough to put me off cannoli for a long while. You will not touch her, Everly. You will not shake her hand, pretend to fall and latch onto her ar...m with your fingers, nor will you drag her kicking and screaming away from Mitch. She’s his sister.
“Damn it all to blue bloody hell.”
The bartender’s eyes twinkled. “Something I can help you with Ms. Everly?”
“Um, maybe. How long have Mitch and his sister been here?” “’Bout forty-five minutes. She’s a looker, that one. Cold as ice, though.” He turned to grab a box from the shelf behind the bar. “Here’s your cannoli.”
“Thanks. She’s not really cold, just alone.”MoreLess
Jayne Hunt stood and straightened her skirt, then stepped to the side, revealing Mitch. My Mitch. Guilt colored his expression, and her arrogant Jayne persona had seeped into the restaurant from every one of her pristine pores. It was enough to put me off cannoli for a long while. You will not touch her, Everly. You will not shake her hand, pretend to fall and latch onto her ar...m with your fingers, nor will you drag her kicking and screaming away from Mitch. She’s his sister.
“Damn it all to blue bloody hell.”
The bartender’s eyes twinkled. “Something I can help you with Ms. Everly?”
“Um, maybe. How long have Mitch and his sister been here?” “’Bout forty-five minutes. She’s a looker, that one. Cold as ice, though.” He turned to grab a box from the shelf behind the bar. “Here’s your cannoli.”
“Thanks. She’s not really cold, just alone.”MoreLess
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