Chapter 20
Anna put on the black two-piece outfit she’d bought with Doctor Tretter’s ration cards. Despite her hatred for the man, she couldn’t afford not to use the single elegant dress suit she possessed.
Professor Scherer had been invited to a social event at the home of the Minister of Science, and had asked Anna to accompany him. As usual, Peter would drive them; Anna waited for the Mercedes to round the corner.
When the limousine stopped in front of her and Peter jumped out to hold the door open for her, her heart leaped. He looked so incredibly handsome in his black uniform suit. A roving glance accessed her body, and an appraising smile lit up his eyes. Everywhere his eyes touched, Anna burned with a smoldering heat.
“You look swell today,” he said as he helped her into the bac
