Chapter 27

Damien was desperately waiting for answers to all his questions because he needed them, at least at this moment, to stay sane. But she seemed to be stringing him along. Then she looked straight at him, her arms crossed and her eyes filled with accusations.

“Don’t look at me as if I’m just saying this off the top of my head. Isn’t it convenient that the moment I’m trying to get a deal from another big company, a bunch of goons start following me around?”

“But that doesn’t mean they’re from my company. Maybe there’s another reason they’re following you. Haven’t you considered that?”

Damien was defending himself as seriously as if he were in front of an emotionless jury strictly looking for technical innocence and nothing else. His eyes were wide, as if they were ready to bulge right out of their sockets and jump into the air at any second.

“Like I said, it’s just a hunch. It doesn’t mean I have solid proof or anything, but I can’t think of anyone else who might