Dominic

My flight to London and the hotel room are booked. Francine has confirmed she can stay in my apartment for a week. I’ll pay double her normal fee as thanks for her trouble. She insisted I didn’t have to, but she’s going the extra mile at the last minute, and there’s no one I trust more to care for my girls.

There’s only one detail left to arrange. I almost buzz Beth, then think better of it and dial Presley’s desk phone myself.

“This is Presley Harper, Operations Department. How can I help you?” she says.

“It’s Dominic. Can you stop by my office for a moment?”

“Oh! Hi, Dominic. Um . . .” In the background is some brief rustling and the sound of keys tapping. “Yes, I’ll be right there.”

long before I hear a knock. I don’t get

of her curves beneath the supple fabric makes a painful knot form in

her brow creased quizzically. “You wanted to see

meeting scheduled, and for anything short of an emergency, I usually just email her, knowing she’ll

like that. I just had a proposal for you and thought

blinks but says nothing, only watches me with those wide blue eyes and waits for me

to

she lowers herself gracefully into the leather chair

her the wrong impression. I keep my face and body language neutral, fully leveraging the cold, calculated persona that’s served me

to scout potential building sites for

too?” She

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