Freya spent the next ten days at Dexter House. She had left a note for Theo, telling him where she was going and had explained to a sympathetic Marry that she needed to spend time with her uncle, who was a sick man. She could have gone to her home, but she'd heard that a firm offer had been made for the property. Besides, Theo would have had no hesitation in dragging her back, but even he would think twice about dragging her from her uncle's home. Most of her days were spent in the office with Sam and others of the board, and she managed to ignore his surly attitude, taking what she could from the knowledge that her plans for Dexter Securities looked like working with no help from Theo. Now Cleo had joined the company. And that information had to be welcome, not only because of the imp

