‘Have a room prepared. Nothing too grand.’ He dropped his voice to a low murmur and gave some further directions which Eva couldn’t hear. Then he closed the door again and returned to her with a smile.
Eva didn’t realise his intention until it was too late to avoid it. His arms went around her and he pulled her close, trapping her in a long kiss. She heard Tren shift uncomfortably somewhere behind her.
‘My departure from your fine city was too precipitate last time,’ said Recender. ‘I regret that, for our friendship was terminated at an inopportune moment.’
‘Then let it be renewed now. Though I fear I may only stay a brief time myself. Business, of course.’
‘Ah,’ he said regretfully. ‘Then we will make the most of it.’
He was every bit as handsome as she remembered. Awarding him a smi
