Chapter 833

He reached out to the security company I had used when Kat and Rita had their stalker. They dispatched one of their people to interview Nikki. They also put a discreet watch on her house and tail on her. We were going to get to the bottom of this.

Until then, though, Jess made the only sensible decision she could. She shut down Infinity Houston until we could figure out what was going on and take care of it. We couldn’t put the whole agency at risk. Hopefully, we would be able to save it.

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"It’s been a long time," Rita said nervously.

She stood with one hand leaning against the kitchen counter, drinking a second cup of coffee. She had one nude heel crossed over the other, and her hot pink dress was snug in all the right places. Her hair and makeup were television-ready.

"You’re a natural," I said. "It’s not like you forget it. Being in front of a camera is something you love."

"I’ve never had an audience this