‘You seem to be enjoying yourself,’ his deep voice rumbled past her ear in a way that sent a shiver down her spine. Lilia turned her head, just enough to look over the man who stood at her shoulder. ‘George,’ she almost smiled. ‘Is there anyone that you haven’t danced with tonight?’ She felt a touch against the base of her spine. Her breath caught and held as she struggled not to react. No one else could see, as she blocked their view of the man moving his thumb in slow circles at the base of her back. ‘What are you doing?’ She whispered as she searched his expression. He was dressed in formal wear again, the dark colours accenting his hair and the stubble that roamed across his jaw. His eyes were narrowed into a scowl as he replied. ‘Following up on some information. I thought that

