start, her heart instantly hammering. She sat up

steam billowing out. She c

hone. Five texts.

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ay at your

wer

get dinne

y, phone died. Stayed at the spa late an

came so e

ps. Water droplets clung to the dark hair on his chest. He looked refreshed,

watch lay. "I have a board meeting at nine. You sho

was gone. He was back to bei

nightstand, began to buzz.

off his hair and couldn't reach

e ex-girlfriend who still thought she had a claim

ne. She didn't hit de

ing the ambient noise of the hotel room-the rustle o

was tinny and shrill.

g the phone in her han

She looked up at him with wide, inno

he phone, and checked the call log. He looked at h

stood up and began to dress,

she turned to him. "What's

buttoning his s

he said. "And

d. "I told you,

r voice crisp. She pulled out her phone, ready to open her

w growl. "You're planning to leave him, and you're going to create a direct, time-stamped wire transfer from your account to his biggest rival

is words sinking in. He was right.

ne softening slightly. "I want the look on Brittain's face when h

Juarez," she said, her voice tight. S

the door withou

just exited. He ran a hand through