Chapter Nine

Nate didn’t want to let her go as he walked her across the red carpet outside the Escala and helped her into the limo, but it would be selfish to try to convince her to stay, and quite frankly, he was disturbed by all that she had brought to his attention. As someone who used to save lives on the operating table, the possibility that his pipeline could be detrimental to the health of an entire community was jarring.

He closed the limousine door, pained to see Mira disappear behind tinted glass, and then watched as the limo rolled off down the street.

It was a long ride up to the fiftieth floor, and when he reached his suite, Nate heard giggling through the door.

Entering, he found his father, Porter Montgomery, fixing himself a drink at the bar in the far corner of the room, while two women who looked like models passed a cigarette between them from where they sat on the leather couch

“What are you doing here?”

Porter straightened his back then turned, facing him. His white hair w