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Amazonian type and, with stilettos on, was even taller than Reyes. She wore her long blond hair held away from her face with a simple headband. Even without her usually extravagant stage makeup she was a striking beauty, with ice-blue cat eyes, a straight nose, strong cheekbones, and arched brows. She had a direct way of looking at everyone that spoke of her confidence.
    She kissed Reyes on each cheek, then turned to offer her hand to Angelica. “I’m Eve. I saw what you did for Reyes at the after-auction party, just after the performance of my acting troupe, when he’d mentally checked out. You did good.” She smiled, showing lovely straight teeth. “But you really should bind him to a table, wear a little leather, make use of a flogger.” She broke off, glancing from one to the other. “Wait a minute. What’s with those smiles?”
    Reyes took Angelica’s hand and shook his head. “Can’t get much past you.” Going through the recent experience with Angelica had changed something for him, as though breaking free of the chains had truly ended the decades of slavery for him.
    Eve’s smile broadened. “So you really did it? I’d love some details.”
    Reyes wagged his finger. “Not gonna happen. But you were right. It worked for both of us, I think.” He looked down at Angelica who smiled up at him, her eyes shining. They’d escaped death together on that table, but it was all the lovemaking afterward, day after day, that had his heart aching right now.
    “So where would you like to do this?” Eve glanced around.
    Reyes gestured toward the staircase. “How about we take this to my bedroom?”
    “Now that’s a place I’ve begged to see all this time. I’m honored.”
    Reyes had refused a dozen entreaties to share Eve’s bed. He valued her friendship too much to cloud it with sex, even though she’d assured him repeatedly that she wasn’t a clingy sort and would never have had expectations of him beyond sex.
    Had he been tempted? Hell, yes, but right now he was glad he’d stuck to his guns.
    He pulled Angelica close to his side, lifting her off her feet, then levitated to the second story, Eve close behind.
    Once within he closed the door, and after settling both Eve and Angelica in the sitting room, he swore Eve to secrecy. He then told her about his desire and efforts to destroy the Starlin Group.
    Eve listened wide-eyed. “So let me understand. You bought Angelica at auction and now both of you are pretending to support a slave-slaver relationship because you’re undercover?”
    “Exactly. But this group is heavy into torture, and I need some kind of proof that I’ve been hurting Angelica or I won’t be able to move higher up in the organization.” Though the last bit wasn’t the entire truth, given that he’d soon be Sweet Dove’s partner, he felt it necessary to keep Eve in the dark, especially where Sweet Dove was concerned. The less she knew, the better.
    Eve leaned close to Reyes. “I want you to know how much I appreciate that you’re going after Starlin. I never said anything all this time about the company you’ve kept, but now I understand and I’m so proud of what you’re doing.” She included Angelica as well, grabbing for her hand and giving a squeeze. “For what you’re both trying to accomplish.”
    Reyes nodded. “The moment I escaped my own slavery, I set my mind to it.”
    Eve nodded several times, but said nothing more. Reyes let the moment breathe as his own dedication to the mission filled his mind all over again. Eve often purchased slaves, but always with the end goal of setting them free. They were like-minded.
    Finally he asked, “So you think you can create some realistic bruising?”
    Eve rose to her feet and placed her oversized makeup case on the table, then turned to look Angelica over. “This will work best and be more accurate if the bruises are all over the body, which means, my dear, that you’ll need to take your clothes off. You can keep your