Chapter 25

“Have Henderson finalize the merger papers by noon,” he said into the phone, his voice all business. “I don’t care what it takes. Get it done.” He hung up without another word.

The silence that followed was thick, heavy, and charged with a terrifying, electric energy. I just stood there, my hands clasped in front of me, my head bowed, waiting.

He finally swiveled in his chair to face me. His eyes swept over me, a slow, deliberate appraisal. He looked me up and down, a faint, cruel smile playin