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been specially requested. Cartouches were created to hold the names of the kings and queens. So to have one with the name of a goddess inside, especially a goddess who could be considered minor…there must be some meaning behind it.”
    “Look at it, though, Parker,” Allie chimed in. “I can’t find a single tool mark on it. This is absolutely flawless. And notice how it doesn’t get any warmer no matter how long you hold it?”
    They both looked at Rhodes intently. “May we keep this?” The question was simultaneous.
    “No,” he said immediately. “I’m sorry. She wears it all the time. I had to beg her just to get it for the day.”
    Rhodes held out his hand and Parker returned the bracelet, but he could see his reluctance. He got to his feet and put it in his pocket.
    “Thank you both for your time. I appreciate your knowledge on these subjects. Have a great day.”
    He left as quickly as he could. Hurrying down the hall, he couldn’t help but feel a sense of foreboding. Had he somehow got her into trouble by taking the bracelet in to be looked at by others?
    Shit. I hope not.
    In his vehicle, he slid his hand back into his pocket and felt the warm metal against his palm.
    How could it have been so cold for them when it heats my skin?
     
    He couldn’t even have begun to explain how he’d ended up where he had. When he shut off the engine and looked up, he saw he had driven to the hospital where Devi worked. Rhodes got out and headed for the visitor’s entrance. Hell, she might not even be here right now.
    Inside, he followed the signs for paediatrics and ended up on the fourth floor. He stepped from the elevator, glancing both ways before going to the nurse’s station.
    “Can I help you?” asked a small-statured black woman.
    “I hope so. I’m looking for Dr Petner. Is she in?”
    “She’s on rounds right now. I can page her for you. It’ll be just a moment.”
    “Thank you.” He stepped back and sat in the small waiting room, watching a young boy play with some blocks at his mother’s feet.
    He saw her before she spotted him. She was walking with another man, and they were talking and laughing. He bit back his jealousy and watched her walk. She glided with such grace.
    Her white lab coat stood out against her dark purple scrubs and she had a stethoscope around her neck. She stopped at the desk and the other man continued on his way. When the nurse pointed in his direction and she turned her head, he saw the surprise on her face.
    She came towards him, then stopped. “Rhodes.” Her voice was warm and sultry—just as he remembered. “What are you doing here? Is everything okay with your sister’s kids?”
    It took him a moment to recall that he had told her about them. He was having trouble focusing on anything but how she’d felt against him. How amazing the feeling of her wet sheath around his cock had been.
    “They’re fine. Everything is fine.” God, he wanted to pull her into his arms and kiss her until she moaned her surrender into his mouth. He withdrew the bracelet. “I came to return this to you.” He lowered his voice so they wouldn’t be overheard. “It was in my room this morning.”
    “Thank you,” she said.
    He fastened it onto her left wrist for her.
    “And for…well, you know. Last night.”
    Beyond her he spotted her friend January watching them, a knowing smirk on her face.
    Taking a chance, he reached out and trailed his knuckles down the side of her face. “I was worried when I woke and you were gone. How’d you get home?”
    She didn’t answer for a moment. “Taxi. I didn’t want to wake you—you were sleeping so peacefully.”
    “I was worn out,” he said with a wink.
    Her beeper went off and she glanced at the number. “I have to go, but thanks for bringing this back to me.” She turned and began to walk off.
    “One more thing, Devi.”
    She whirled back around. “Yes?”
    “I hope you don’t mind, but I took it to the university to see what