Chapter 1 - The Hidden Device
Mara stared at the black ceramic vase for a long time.
Her criminal justice background screamed at her to leave it alone.
Her survival instinct told her to walk out the service door and never come back.
But she reached out and carefully lifted the edge of the florist's foam.
Tucked neatly against the wet stems was a small, matte black square.
It was a high-tech listening device with a tiny, blinking red light.
Mara froze as the sound of sharp high heels clicked rapidly down the hallway.
Sienna Vale marched into the foyer with her assistant trailing behind her.
Sienna stopped and glared at Mara with absolute disgust.
She asked Mara what exactly she thought she was doing touching her expensive flowers.
Sienna loudly called Mara a pathetic, nosy servant who didn't know her place.
She snatched the vase away from Mara's hands, causing water to spill onto the marble floor.
Sienna slapped Mara hard across the face and demanded she pack her bags immediately.
Mara tasted copper in her mouth but kept her eyes fixed on the floor.
A deep, calm voice suddenly echoed from the entrance of the hallway.
Dante Marcel stepped out of the shadows with his hands in his pockets.
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He looked past his angry fiancée and stared directly into Mara's eyes.
He quietly asked Mara to tell him exactly what she had found in that vase.
