Chapter 51

*** Mark ***

It took another fifteen minutes for Phil's SUV to drive into Lovelane's parking lot.

The only sound in the office with Mark was the distant music at the bar upstairs and Phil's car honking outside.

He watched as the SUV's lights went off moments after it slid into a recently-vacated spot. The door on the passenger side opened only a few inches, and Mark caught sight of Solana's leg as she made to get out from the car, her silver dress barely covering her thigh. 

She lingered a few moments before emerging, purse in her hand. Phil came out of the driver's side, too. 

At the sight of the two, Mark headed out to ride the elevator to the bar. He was dead sure that's where they'd go first.

When he entered the bar, he noticed more guests coming in and some leaving. The air was filled with a mix of tobacco and different perfumes. He thought idly that the place does look and smell like an expensive bar.

His uncle, the