Julia James - Purchased For Revenge

Eve’s hand curled tightly around the stem of her champagne flute. As if to break it.

How many more illusions could she stand seeing destroyed?

Yet one more, it seemed.

Pierre was looking where she watched, her eyes wide and stricken.

‘Definitely not a good idea, cherie,’ he murmured.

She tore her eyes away. She looked down into her champagne glass.

‘No,’ she agreed. ‘You’re right. Not a good idea.’ Her voice was strained.

She made herself look up, look across at Pierre. He gave a little grimace, half-sympathy, half-warning.

‘And a health risk.’ He nodded in the direction that Alexei Constantin was walking off in. ‘The girl is a hooker.’

Eve stared.

Pierre gave a light shrug. ‘I know—they shouldn’t let them in here. But they—or their pimps—bribe the staff. And she is one, cherie, believe me. She offered me her services when I was getting your drink while you were dancing.’ He made another slight grimace. ‘She is no doubt most expensive. But then, price is not a problem for Alexei Constantin.’

Eve hardly heard him. The sound of the final shattering of her last illusion drowned him out.

For one last, despairing second she felt herself try to fight against what she was seeing, but she was crushed down. Crushed by the damning reality of who and what the man was.

No one worth wanting. No one worth dreaming over.

Bleakly, she lifted her champagne glass to her lips.

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