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"Business interruption, embezzlement, corporate mergers "

"Manslaughter?" he interjected, his expression one of mock
hopefulness.

"Yes, actually," she countered, knowing she sounded ridiculously
triumphant. "I defended a client on a manslaughter charge sometime
last year " " " Tell me about it: " " My client left a bar after having
a few drinks at a going away party for a friend, and while driving off,
she hit a pedestrian who"

He held up his hand to silence her. "Enough "

Before Claire could move, his fingers closed like handcuffs around her
wrists. Holding her still, he moved closer until there wasn't enough
space between them for her to draw a deep breath without coming into
contact with his broad chest. His gaze grew as dark as a sky holding
back thunder.

"What are you really doing here?" he demanded.

Chapter 2

Claire swallowed hard and lifted her head to meet Luke's hostile gaze
directly. "Let me go or I'll scream for the guard: '

"The silence swelled as he stared at her more than long enough to
establish the fact that she wasn't going to scream and risk getting him
into more trouble than he was already in. " " I want to know why
you're here, " he said again.

"I've already told you. I read about what had happened in the paper
and thought maybe I could help."

" " Bull: " " Think whatever you please, " she retorted, trying and
failing to free herself.

"What would you think? In the middle of all the crap that's happening
to me, some broad I don't even know shows up insisting that we're old
school chums and she's here to help me."

"I never said we were friends," she corrected, "simply that we went to
the same high school: '

"I don't remember you," he told her bluntly. "Did we ever talk? "

"Yes," Claire replied, swallowing the silly lump that a rush of hurt
feelings brought to her throat. "As a matter of fact, I tutored you in
French for a few weeks. You were a senior and I was a sophomore. Verb