The mystery of men and the causticity of their charisma really did lose its sheen once you could see the nakedness of their desire and the vulnerability of their physical need that seemed so easy to fulfill. She realized that she had simply wanted to solve Fujiwara, and now that she felt she had, her desire for him was no longer the same. It had morphed into something more. She respected and acknowledged his magnetism. Her body still rose to attention when he entered the room, she still admired the way he drew people to him, but his
