Marcus and Marcella 1

[After Avery is taken to be a surrogate]

Marcus’s POV

I think my boss has too much influence over me. Not that I hate my loyalty to him—He deserves every bit of it—but I am beginning to wonder if I am overdoing it.

Just this afternoon after he had asked if I was a virgin because of our conversation about his schedule with his surrogate, I had silently started making plans to get some action after ten long years.

Yeah, that’s correct.

The last time I did it was in college. My job as Ethan Lorenzo’s secretary in Kings Group and as his second in command in the da Coastia required two main things.

Confidentiality and Alertness.

I am always on guard. One wrong move could cost us a lot. And by a lot, I mean money.

I do wonder if I am on the right move tonight. I sit in this bar located on the other end of the city, looking around for a fling.

A groan leaves me. I should have stayed in my apartment and arranged for someone to be