The muted sounds of chairs being pushed away from the thick oak table in unison surrounded her. Rose paused behind her as the others shuffled out, but Calla shook her head slightly. There was nothing that she could do to help. Unfortunately. And Rose didn"t need to get mixed up in this. Calla knew how much she needed this job. But would no one else stay to defend her? Of course not. They"d all voted to approve this. Were they all conspiring with Quick? She"d always stood up for what was right. She"d striven to be the voice of reason as they"d worked through amendments to the Dragon Agreement. And it"d all come to this. Well, she wasn"t going down without trying to catch him first. She reached into her pocket under the table and pulled out her phone. She usually kept her phone tucked in

