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    Roseing in finally to im the role of Mark''s family member meant I no longer had any business there and I pushed myself past the gawking bodies of people with their gaudy outfits and overpowering perfumes that made made me wrinkle my nose in distaste until I reached the end of the corridor.


    For some reason, I nced back at the door to Mark''s private ward with a wry chuckle slipping past my lips. Just look at all these people acting like the typical bottom climbers they were when they''d been practically nowhere to be found, days ago.


    We never know who our true friends are until things go spectacrly to hell.


    Sighing, I sank into the passenger''s seat of my car and pulled the door closed after me, then I threw my purse on the passenger side.


    I looked out of the windshield at the stream of people ebbing in and out of the hospital. And all I couldn''t help but think of, sitting there, was the scene of Mark''s ident where I''d seen Luigi. I remembered seeing his rangy build just 5 o''clock from me that day before he disappeared.


    Or maybe I thought I did?


    Regardless of what the fact was, if Luigi had indeed been at that ce, looking like a spy at a dead drop, it might not mean something good. And he was my friend at least. And as far as I was concerned, I could trust him to the point of believing he didn''t have a hand in that incident.


    ly way to


    The dispel those seeds of doubt from my head was to speak to Luigi about it... wisely.


    When I got out of my car and walked towards Luigi''s bar, I could already see the sign dering the bar " Temporarily Closed."


    Odd.


    I furrowed my brows disappointedly at the stronhoof words then ced my hands on the ss and peered through the vian blinds over the ss windows from the outside.


    The only things I could make out were the stygian shadows and the ghostly outlines of vacant barstools and empty tables.


    I heaved out a sigh and rounded to the back of the building and slowly climbed up the stairs which I knew. also led to his office. It was possible that he closed the bar but was still around in his office. The door swung open with a protesting groan, and the neat space seemned vacant and undisturbed until Ipletely walked into the room andnded my eyes on the familiar figure lounging in Luigi''s chair. Lucas slowly swiveled to face me, his eyes instantly crinkling at the corners in an affable smile. There''s my girl," he purred in that molten chocte baritone that never failed to liquify my insides.


    I also broke into a smile, although being a little surprised to see him there. I came fully into the room and shut the door gently behind me as Lucas crossed the space between us in two long strides, to hug me and I surrendered into theforting warmth of his chest with blissful contentment before I asked,


    "Where''s Luigi?"


    My eyes danced quickly around the room whilst still in an embrace with Lucas.All content ? N/.?vel/Dr/ama.Org.


    "We haven''t seen each other in so long and the first thing you ask about when we meet is my right hand man. My heart is broken," his lips brushed lightly over my earlobe as he said this.


    I yfully pushed him away with one hand pressed t against his chest, "Quit messing around, I have something to talk to him about."


    Lucas took hold of the hand I initially ced in his chest, kissing it and he said, "I''m over here, missing you like crazy but you''re worried about someone else."


    He then dropped my hand, feigning annoyance as he tried to walk away from me. But I didn''t mind giving him that attention he craved.


    I pulled him back, looking at him seductively. "If there is one man I''m worried about, then it''s the man in front of me," I said and kissed his lower lip.


    "You''re something else, you know that?" he chuckled as he pulled my waist closer to him and tucked some strands of hair behind my ear. "And are you any better?" I teased him back.


    Lucas leaned closer to my face and his whispered against my lips where he wouldn''t take his eyes off,


    "Want to see how better I can be?" He whispered, nting his mouth over mine in a kiss that obliterated all my thoughts in an instant.


    A low, desperate whine escaped me as his tongue slipped past my lips. I ced my fingers lightly on his shoulder and melted against him. Our kisses slowly heated up. I didn''t realize when my butt found the hard wood of the desk and he leaned down against me so that there was no interruption.


    Soon, my legs wrapped my legs around his waist, clinging to him like a shipwrecked sailor and he lifted me up from the desk. He took me to the adjoining room while he continued to nt kisses all over me that made me bubble up with excitedughter as my hands yed at the nape of his neck.