Chapter 25
It didn’t take long for the main door to Gwendolyn’s office to open. The light from the hallway outlined the figure of a man before he moved soundlessly into the room, closing the door behind him. With the sure step of someone familiar with the room’s layout, he walked to the desk and sat down, facing the door, waiting for Gwendolyn to walk in. He set the stage to have control of the situation when she arrived, and Megan heard him give a mean chuckle.
She let him get comfortable before she made her presence known. As she stepped out from the shadows, she said his name out loud, and had a fleeting moment of satisfaction when he started at the sound of her voice.
“James, Gwendolyn won’t be coming.”
“So, you continue to be the lapdog for your rich friends, eh, Megan?”
James sl
