"Can you hear me?" she asked."On your feet, Pavli," Brick yelled from the doorway. "We ain't got time for your gold-bricking." Prick," Niko muttered a... his eyes blinked open."Hey, I got a bullet in my chest, but you don't see me layin' around like a lazy dog. Get up." Please put me down," Lorette said softly.The giant looked like he might refuse, but finally set her on her feet. He continued to hold her until she was steady, and even then looked reluctant to release her."Help me up," Niko said. They’ll call her crazy and maybe she was. But for once, she just wants to be the girl who throws caution to the wind, who dances in the rain while everyone else scurries for shelter. The one who goes away on vacation and comes home with a sordid story to tell. Justified, of course. She is at a high-end resort and he is, well, staying in the most expensive villa they have. The nightly rate alone is more than an entire month’s rent for her condo in San Diego. Not that his apparent affluence. “What about me?”“You’re so fucking beautiful, even with all this shit going on.”She sits back and lets a scowl settle on her face. “Is that all you can think of right now?” She doesn’t dare hold back any of her anger.“Whoa, hang on a sec,” Jasper replies, waving his hands around in the air. He winces immediately afterward.“Serves your stupid ass right,” she says.He laughs for a second. “Thanks for saving my ass back there and fixing me up now. How the hell did you get me in here?”“Believe me,. “You know it takes two to Tango and now you know there can also be a three-person Tango if all the dancers are in sync with each other. John, call room service and have them send up three bottles of champagne and some fruit. We will need sustenance because I believe this will be a long night.”“Eva, I have a little present for you. Come here.”Agnes went to a drawer and returned with a chamois pouch which she presented to Eva. Like a little girl at Christmas, Eva opened it and looked inside. She.