Just then, Damien Valerius's voice trailed off. The man slowly turned to face Aurora Sterling. "Little wildcat, looking at me like that... you're playing with fire."
Aurora Sterling didn't immediately grasp his words. She simply stared, dazed, blinking her innocent eyes. "What did you say?"
'This is driving me crazy!'
Damien Valerius had only meant to tease Aurora Sterling a little before getting back to work. However, it now seemed he was the one getting worked up.
'Does this girl have any idea how lethal that lost, innocent look in her eyes is?'
Perhaps it was because the temperature was just right. Perhaps it was the comfortable evening breeze wafting in from outside. Or perhaps it was because Joy Dalton's death had finally allowed the constantly taut string in her mind to slacken. For a moment, Aurora Sterling's brain seemed to have lost its ability to function, reaching an unprecedented state of relaxation.
