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She leans forward. “What is it?”
“The couple who checked in a few minutes ago…”
“The redhead?”
I nod. “I went to school with the girl, haven’t seen her in years. You think you can tell me her room number so I can go up and surprise her?”
She chews on her lip. “That’s against company policy.”
“I know, I know. But I promised I wouldn’t get you into trouble…”
Her eyes shift with envy. “She an old girlfriend?”
“Oh, quite the opposite.” I smirk. “In fact, she made my life miserable.”
“I could call up for you,” she suggests, chuckling softly. “Tell her you’re here.”
“But that would spoil the surprise, wouldn’t it?” I flash a wink, but she hesitates again. “Please, love… I’ll make it up to you.”
Her eyes fall and I smile, casting a bit more magic her way. There’s nothing in this world handier than an English accent and a handsome mug, I can tell you that.
She glances over my shoulder and breathes a sigh of relief. “Oh, she’s right there! You can surprise her now.”
I twitch around and there she is.
Lilah steps off the elevator with her head down. She stares at the phone in her hand and glides straight for the hotel bar at the other end of the lobby.
My jaw drops to the floor.
Elijah’s not the only one who ditched the jacket and jeans tonight. Lilah wears a blue sundress with sharp, black high heels. The skirt hangs just past her knees. Her hips sway as she moves. Her red hair sits in a bun on her head, secured to her scalp with two strategically placed black sticks. A few bangs fall over her right eye to cover the bruise still lingering from her encounter with Caleb Fawn.
I smile to myself. Not very many places on her to hide a weapon, that’s for sure…
“Is there something else I can help you with, Mr. Smith?”
I spin back around to the desk girl. She glares at me with hellish green eyes. I suppose actively drooling over another woman in front of her completely voids any favors I may have had but that’s that.
I clear my throat. “No, thank you.”
She forces a polite smile before twisting around to ignore me.
I follow Lilah across the lobby into the hotel bar. The place isn’t nearly as empty as the rest of the lobby, but the lighting is much darker, casting a cooler, romantic atmosphere that I should be able to work with. I might not have to rely on the element of surprise after all.
I can get her alone the old-fashioned way.
She gets a drink from the bar — a tall glass of red wine — and heads for the booth in the corner. I take a moment to stand in the dark and stare. I can’t help it. Lilah Hart isn’t just a deadly monster…
She’s absolutely fucking gorgeous.
Her black heels poke out of the bottom of the table, one bouncing lightly as she softly kicks her ankle. Angel-perfect skin covers every inch of her. The light above her table draws a shadow over her face and down to the cleavage overflowing out of the V-neck dress.
I pause by the bar and ask for a beer before heading for her table. I don’t usually require liquid courage to woo a lady but this one might be more trouble than most.
I walk over and pause over her shoulder. My nose twitches, catching that clean scent of her and my mouth waters.
“Hello, Lilah.”
She turns her head, eyes flicking up and rolling away just as quickly. “Archer Allen,” she says, annoyed. “The bounty hunter.”
