Lucius leaned back in his seat, eyes flicking over the final page of the contract. The ink on his signature was still drying, yet he was already checking the time on his watch. He had no intention of staying a second longer than necessary.
The deal was sealed. His obligations here were done. And now—
His phone vibrated just as the jet crew announced the final boarding call. Without needing to check, he knew who it was.
He answered as he strode toward the private jet waiting for him.
"You finally finished?" Catherine’s voice was light, but there was an unmistakable note of expectation in it.
Lucius stepped onto the aircraft, the cabin door shutting behind him. "I’m on my way back."
There was a pause, then—"Already?"
"You sound surprised."
"I am," she admitted. "You usually don’t lea
