s came the

schedule her first prenatal appointment under an assumed name. A

f all professional courtesy. "Top floor conferen

d in her stomach. S

the table, his face a thundercloud. To his right sat Mitch Kellogg, the head of Mergers and Acquis

itch slammed a thick document dow

lden," he roared,

er acquisition. Several key financial

was off by thirty percent. Thirty percent! Cade Wexler's team called an hour ago. Th

ing. They were wrong. Terribly wrong. The

and sharp as a shard of glass. "The data

illed eyes at Jodi. "I just did what you told me to. You said it was the final version. I sent it straight t

ce. The USB drive. The

sinking. "The data was changed. T

xpect me to believe that a new assistant, on her second day, managed to

e... she seemed very upset when she gave it to me. She said so

and poisonous. Jodi had sab

eeding a scapegoat. "This could cost us bill

voice desperate. "My server log

eclared your intention to leave? After you publicly humiliated me?

oman who had shared his bed for five years, but

ak. It turned to dust. He

ly in front of her. The sheer force of his presence was suffocating. He

he said, his voice a low, te

ouch leaving a trail

ree days to fix this. To get Cade W

ng the impossibl

u are charged with corporate espionage and commercial fraud. And I will spend whatever it takes

liberately wiped the fingers that had touched h

the door, stopping wit

said without looking back, "you