Ava waited at the small coffee shop they had agreed upon. It was tucked away in a quiet corner of the city. Neutral ground again. She stirred her latte absentmindedly. Her mind raced with the confrontation from Damon’s father the day before. The older man’s words had unsettled her more than she wanted to admit. Shadows. Betrayals. She had promised herself she would let Damon reveal things in his own time but Richard Blackwood had forced the issue. Now she needed answers.Damon arrived exactly on time. He wore a dark sweater and jeans. Casual but still commanding. His expression was serious as he sat across from her. Those stormy blue eyes searched hers immediately. “Ava. I am sorry about my father. He had no right showing up at your office.”She leaned forward. Her feisty attitude clear in the set of her jaw. “Sorry is not enough. He made it sound like you are hiding something dangerous. I deserve to know what I am getting into even if we are keeping this whatever it is low key. No mo
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