Chapter 26
Markus Blackthorn’s penthouse
5:30 p.m.
Done in the same pattern as the rest of his penthouse, Markus’s living room could easily and comfortably accommodate a hundred people, or more if necessary. The room was airy and spacious, with small groups of black leather settees against the walls and a garden of sculptures in the middle of the room with a floor-to-ceiling mirror behind it making the space even wider.
The wide glass doors opened onto a large veranda overlooking the vastness of Central Park, and the breeze that wafted in was usually cool and comforting.
Yet, it offered Markus scant comfort at that moment as he leaned on the rail watching the sunset. The whisky he had been drinking since he arrived from the meeting with his lawyer wasn’t helping either, nor was the on
