David Baldacci Archer Series 소설 & 이야기

I'll shake hands and disappear. But tonight… I wanted to twist the knife. I spotted Archer Quinn across the room. Rival CEO. Charismatic and tall enough to make a statement. He had a reputation for being gay so he was my target. The kind of man Dax would clock the moment he stepped into view. I walked up to him, drink in hand and gave him a razor-sharp. “Archer,” I purred, placing a light hand on his wrist. “Still charming your way through subpar acquisitions?”

Archie smirked slightly and took a slow sip of water, his fingers still teasing me through my panties, circling my clit lightly but never going further. What the fuck, Vivian? That’s your husband’s assistant. My heart was racing. Part of me wanted to slap his hand away. Another part — the hurt, angry, neglected part — didn’t want him to stop. David said something to Helen and laughed. Archie’s fingers pressed a little firmer against my clit. I nearly moaned. “Archie, we should get going soon,” David said casually. Archie smoothly removed his hand, flashed me a knowing little smile, and nodded. “Of course, sir.”

he says with a chuckle. “Dean’s,” Archer says and shakes Jacob’s hand. Something changes in his demeanor, and it’s then I notice how tired and worn Archer looks. “I’m attending a physician’s conference in the city.” “But that still doesn’t explain why you’re here,” I press. “I’ll let you guys catch up,” Jacob says, reaching out to take my hand. He gives it a squeeze. “Call me if you need anything. See you later.” He turns to Archer. “Nice to meet you.” He walks past us, going to the party to celebrate the successful launch of our new program. The shock starts to wear off and my heart speeds up. Archer is here. In my office. The last time I saw him, he grabbed me and almost kissed me.

“And now he’s here. He moved into the city a week ago. He’s staying at a motel near the mansion.” I exhaled sharply. Jacob Archer. That name hadn’t crossed my mind in years. Mr. Archer and my uncle had been close once. They did business together. I had met him a handful of times. But when he tried to double-cross my uncle, that was the end of it. My uncle cut him off, and not long after that, the fire happened. I thought that was the end of the Archer family. Clearly, I was wrong. “Did you find out who he’s working with?” I asked.

He was banished from his father’s land and left to roam the streets. Five years later, Alpha Archer is called the devil alpha, with a wickedly strong pack to show for it. When Lila comes into his life, Archer feels things he never thought possible. Bought at an auction and intended to be a mere slave, she soon becomes the one thing he never thought he could have: love.

Archer clenched his jaw, taking deep breaths, trying to calm himself as he looked at me. “Why Tony?” He finally asked. “I mean, Lucas would have worked but I guessed that with me gone, you will need your second best hacker here.” I shrugged. “Oh really?” He crossed his arms. “I could take Marcus if not Tony. You do have other chefs.” I shrugged. “Marcus?” Archer questioned. “The really cute chef in his mid-twenties?” I tried to jog his memory. “You are not taking him or Tony with you!” Archer snapped. “You thought of a freaking chef, Tony and Lucas and I didn’t even cross your mind?” He raised an eyebrow in question.

"Please, Archer, I need to know." Taking a deep breath, Archer finally opened up about an incident that occurred three months earlier at Alice's baby shower. He revealed that he had been receiving threatening messages and was struggling to trace their source. Archer suspected a woman Archer encountered might be behind it, as she had managed to cast a spell that only dissipated when I arrived just in time to intervene, and the mystery lady disappeared. Otherwise, he feared he might have unknowingly followed her under the spell's influence. Hearing this, I couldn't help but feel frightened by the implications.

He strolled in slowly, hands in his coat pockets, his smug grin like poison under his teeth. “Marlo’s right,” Archer said nonchalantly. “You shouldn’t be woth Henry right now.” “Don’t act like you care.” He chuckled. “I don’t. But I would love to see you sad. That face you make when you lose something? It’s art.” I shook my head slowly. “You all disgust me.” Archer winked. “And yet here we are.” The air stilled. Silence fell like a dropped guillotine. Then Mortis cocked his gun.

he said and I could visibly see Damon relax. “So do you write the same stuff?” Kat asked more intrigued now that she knew who Archer was. “Hell no, she writes all those weird fantasy stuff, I write historical war fiction,” he said. “I think I’ve read a few of your books, Archer Blue right,” Damon said and Archer smiled. “Yep, that’s me,” he said as if it was nothing. Damon and Archer talked about his books and dominated the whole conversation so Kat and I moved to the living room with a bottle of wine and I asked her if she knew what happened when Damon went back to that bar and returned full of blood.

And I still had Kayla to deal with. "Hey, at least Damien doesn't want to skin you any more!" Archer laughed from the back of our mind, "Although when he hears your father's plan for Ab's, he might!" Sighing, I felt my mood worsen; Archer was right. This was a fucking nightmare! Except it was my life now, apparently.