"Joanna Wylde - Dragon's Mistress" - читать интересную книгу автора (Wylde Joanna)

her eye on you for a long time. She trusts you, and I trust her.тАЭ

тАЬThatтАЩs not what she says,тАЭ Dani said, her anger growing. Who the hell did he think he was?

тАЬWell, thatтАЩs what she says when sheтАЩs being spied on by the Imperial intelligence service,тАЭ Drake
said. He reached forward, clutching her shoulders in his hands and pulling her toward him. He stared into
her face, as if he could make her believe him by sheer force of will. тАЬThis whole evening is a set-up.
Karya and I have been building toward this moment for a year. WeтАЩve carefully created a rift between
me and Guild so that no one would suspect us of collaborating.тАЭ

тАЬWhat is the point of all this plotting?тАЭ she asked harshly. тАЬWhat are you going to do, overthrow the
Emperor?тАЭ she asked, laughing at the idea. As if anyone could topple a sitting emperor. The thought was
ridiculous.

тАЬI canтАЩt tell you that,тАЭ he said, dropping his hands from her shoulder and sitting back. тАЬIтАЩll only tell
you what you need to know. ItтАЩs safer for everyone that way.тАЭ

тАЬOh, Goddess,тАЭ she whispered, searching his face as the realization hit her. They were planning to
do that very thing. тАЬYouтАЩll have to kill him.тАЭ

тАЬYes.тАЭ

тАЬOh, Goddess,тАЭ she whispered again, and sat back heavily on the floor. Life had suddenly gotten far
more complex than she could ever have dreamed. тАЬIтАЩm supposed to be on vacation, you know.тАЭ

тАЬYes, I know,тАЭ he replied. тАЬIтАЩm sorry, Dani, but itтАЩs already too late for you. YouтАЩre part of this
whether you like it or not. You're the only one who can help us.тАЭ

"Why me?" she asked quietly. "Why did you have to pick me? There are thousands of other
pleasure workers who've been in Saurellian space. Why couldn't you pick of them for this? I don't want
this!"

"Because to carry out our plans, we'll need to work with the Saurellians," he said. "And you're the
only pleasure worker with the connections we need. That slave you helped escape, her name was Calla?
She's more than an escaped slave. She's become the daughter-in-law of the Saurellian Federation
Council's President. She's going to be in Tyre over the next six months with her husband on a diplomatic
mission, and you're the one woman in Imperial space she'll trust."



Chapter 4



He stared earnestly into her face, willing her to believe him. They were almost out of time. He'd
managed to arrange a temporary power failure that would keep the Emperor's spies from listening in on
them, but they would suspect something if the power didn't come back on soon.

She bit her lip, staring up at him with those stunning, unreal blue eyes. Despite the seriousness of
their situation, he felt a twinge of desire for her. It filled him with dark amusement. Here he was, plotting