Elowen did not go straight to the kitchen, instead She took the long way through the quieter service corridors, and paused at a narrow mirror meant for staff to check their uniforms. With quick, precise movements she loosened the top buttons of her grey dress just enough to deepen the line of her cleavage. The fabric settled lower across the soft swell of her breasts. She studied the effect once, clinically, then continued walking. A tray with a pot of fresh mint tea had been left on the sideboard near the guest wing. She took it without asking. Leander’s suite door was ajar. She knocked once, lightly, and stepped inside when his voice answered. He was already seated in one of the dark armchairs near the window, jacket discarded, shirt open at the throat. Morning light cut across the sharp lines of his face. His gaze lifted the moment she entered—and stayed. His gaze changed. Storm-grey eyes swept over her slowly, from the top of her loosely pinned hair, down her neck, across the
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