Chapter 24 A Kiss Before Lying
Outside, the storm beat down steadily with no sign of letting up
Mason sat on the sofa, drumming his fingers on the side table. It had been an hour since they checked in the hotel. Where the b****y hell was she? He had the assistant manager Gail give Ines a key to his suite. Surely that was a clear enough invitation to come over.
Was she not interested? Dinner had gone splendidly, despite the rain. He thought she was not unresponsive to his flirtations.
He wondered if he ought to go to her. Maybe bring over a bottle of wine. There was a courtesy bottle of champagne from the hotel on the dining table, but he felt red wine was more appropriate for a late-night drink.
A call to room service and twenty minutes later, Gail appeared with a bottle. Luckily, the
