Ellen Vance-Sterling stepped out onto the driveway. Her sharp emeral eyes swept over the sprawling luxury resort.
" Thomas," Ellen called out, her voice smooth, refined, and echoing with an unmistakable Boston authority as she walked up the stone steps. " I see you've built quite an idyllic sanctuary here in the Philippines."
" Ellen," Thomas growled out, his voice dropping into a deep, icy rumble that chilled the warm sea air. " What the hell are you doing out of Boston?"
Ellen stopped a few paces away, her eyes lingering over Jen with a cool, condescending scrutiny before turning her full, intoxicating gaze back onto Thomas.
" As Head of Legal for Bolduc Dynamics, it is my job to protect you, Thomas," Ellen replied smoothly, pulling a sleek leather portfolio from her coat. " When int
