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were who and what she actually suspected they were, the damned thing
could well have gotten her killed.
SheтАЩd be best off leaving them to think she was a local whoтАЩd
wandered in here by accident. They looked arrogant enough to swallow
it. ThatтАЩs me, kiddies. Just a local bimbo looking for a place for an
assignation with an illicit lover. She backed away, showing fear that was
not entirely feigned.
тАЬMy apologies, milord, milady.тАЭ she said, hoping that her translator
implant had supplied the correct accent. тАЬI dinna expect to find anyone
here.тАЭ
тАЬAnd what are you doing here?тАЭ the man asked gruffly, even as his
female partner laid what Val took as a restraining hand on his shoulder.




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тАЬMy beau was supposed to meet me,тАЭ Val said. тАЬWe thought it would
be a good place to have a tumble.тАЭ
He gave her an odd, lopsided grin. тАЬWell, weтАЩll have to ask him when
he arrivesтАФas long as you two donтАЩt mind an audience.тАЭ
The man and woman exchanged message-laden glances. Val decided
instantly that whatever had passed between the two in this moment of
silent communication was something she really didnтАЩt want to know.
тАЬHeтАЩs not supposed to be here for a while,тАЭ she told them. тАЬI was just in
having a look around beforehand.тАЭ
The woman smiled sweetly and took a long, gliding step closer. тАЬHow
unfortunate,тАЭ she murmured. тАЬWe make a much better audience than we
do participants. ButтАжтАЭ She paused, dragging a heavy gaze up ValтАЩs body
as if she could see straight through her clothing.
Val blinked as her stomach squirmed. She felt like she was suddenly
swimming through a pool filled with pig manure. She hadnтАЩt opened her
telepathic faculties to these two yet, and was quite glad she hadnтАЩt.
Whatever their game, she could be reasonably certain she wanted no
part of it.
The woman, surprisingly enough, was the aggressor. She flowed
toward Val, chattering about nothing in particular as she sliced half the
distance between them. Cursing the dress the idiot had made her wear,
Val darted past her for the door on the opposite side of the room.
Laughing, the woman lunged out and caught her by the sleeve. тАЬOh,
itтАЩs far too late for you to run, myтАФтАЬ
She staggered back, blood rushing from a split lip as Val withdrew
her fist and smiled sweetly. тАЬIf youтАЩre going to touch me again, bitch,
youтАЩd better have your thug sitting on me at the time.тАЭ
The woman whirled back at her, lifting her own right hand, not into a
fist, but as if she snatched something out of the air. As a burst of