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believe I heard any complaints last night."  A devilish gleam entered his eyes as he lowered his head and nuzzled her neck to prove his point.
    "D--don't." Even to her own ears her protest sounded feeble.
    His mouth moved over hers.  His tongue tentatively urged her lips apart, sending liquid heat surging through her body and making her forget who she was and what she was doing here.  Damn he was good.
    Dani moaned, bringing them both back to their senses.  When she dared to open her eyes, he tilted his head and smiled.  Only then did Danielle realize he'd let go of her hands, and she had her fingers entangled in his hair.  She was mortified at her wanton behavior.
    "You don't seem to be thinking of your precious Steven now," he taunted her. 
    Steven was the farthest thing from her mind, but she’d never admit the truth.  Placing both hands on his chest, she shoved him away and slid from the bed.  "I won't be bothering you much longer.  I'll get dressed and leave."
    Adrian watched the hellcat walk haughtily toward the bathroom--in the wrong direction.  "It's the other way," he told her, then chuckled when she pretended he hadn't spoken. At least she did change directions. 
    What a perfect beauty she was ... and what a stroke of luck ... no bad luck, Adrian decided.  She was the only woman who had stirred his interest in a long, long time, and she already had a boyfriend, the unfortunate Steven.
    Of course, he could tell her that she'd passed out and nothing happened, but that would spoil the fun.  He grinned. Perhaps a little suffering would improve her disposition.
    Adrian shoved out of bed, not caring that he was naked,  and went to the closet to retrieve his favorite pair of ragged, blue jeans.  As he donned a chambray shirt, he figured it was just as well she was leaving.  He didn't have time for another woman complicating his life.  His last girlfriend had complained that she talked to his secretary more than she talked to him.  Women were trouble as far as he was concerned, and most only saw dollar signs dancing before their eyes.
    Adrian made a decision -– he’d do the right thing.  He could at least take Ms . Kapur to the correct address and deposit her in her precious Steven's hands. 
    With that decision made, he needed some strong coffee.  He had drunk a little too much last night, himself, and he needed the reviving caffeine.  Adrian wondered how she would explain her absence to her boyfriend as he scooped the coffee out of the decanter and dropped it into a filter.  After pouring water into the coffee maker, he rubbed the back of his neck.  The son of a bitch had better not give Ms . Kapur any trouble.  After all, sleeping together had clearly been a mistake on both their parts.
     
     
    Danielle tried to scrub the stranger's touch from her body, but it was no use.  He seemed to have branded her with his strokes and his scent.  All she had to do was shut her eyes and she could feel how his lips had caressed hers with the hottest kisses she'd ever experienced.  Steven had never turned her into a quivering mass of jelly, mindless to everything around her.
    But the man was a perfect stranger!
    And perfect was the optimum word.  Someone she knew nothing about.  Hell, she didn't even know his name!  That produced a rueful laugh.  When she should have been running away, Dani found she wanted to find out his name.  Somehow, her logical side seemed to have clicked off ever since she'd stepped into this house.
    God, did her head hurt!  She didn't need to be thinking--she needed to get moving.
    "Damn, Dani.  How could a nice girl like you get in this kind of situation?"  She knew she was on the verge of hysteria, and she had to calm down.  "Okay, Dani, you're a big girl.  You can handle this.  Take a couple of deep breaths.  You can handle this!"  She reached over and turned off the water.
    Steven would make her forget.  He would erase the interloper's touch. But did she want