Chapter Nine Paris, France, and Cleethorpes, North-East Lincolnshire, the United Kingdom
After testing the chilliness of the morning air on her balcony, Adhara decided to wear a chamois jacket over a Hard Rock T-shirt and the skinny jeans of the day before. Again, she took the Metro to the station George V, conveniently placed at the end of the eponymous Avenue.
Jean-Luc spared her another encounter with the fire-breathing receptionist, as Adhara imagined her, since she found him waiting for her in a chair near the entrance to his studio. Across his knee was a large book with a head and shoulders close-up shot of her on the cover.
“Come, sit next to me, Adhara.” His air of confidence and charming smile filled her with joy. She took the vacant green leather seat next to him, and he waste
