*Eric*

I reluctantly left the house much earlier than normal because of my meeting with Niko. I was tense at the possibility that this situation with Dylan was going to get out of hand. I feared it was already to that point, given he was talking to other bosses and trying to persuade them to turn against me. I was anxious to get this matter resolved quickly.

As we flew to the penthouse, I replayed the previous night in my head. The way Claire looked at me with so much ...