CHAPTER 9
Lia woke up dizzy, a pounding sound vibrating in her head.
“Housekeeping,” an accented voice called.
She opened one eye and glared at the door that separated her from the unwanted voice. A flash of peach drew her eyes down to her n***d body. Lying here like a beached whale, she thought, so spent she couldn´t move. After a moment, a keycard beeped, and the door opened. Lethargy shattered, Lia pulled up the covers in haste.
The maid looked at her with horror in her eyes. “I´m sorry, I´ll come back later.” The woman stumbled all over herself while she picked up her vacuum cleaner and left the room.
As her pounding heart slowed, awareness crept over Lia. The previous day, the amazing night, the meeting… The Meeting!
Lia grabbed her cell phone from her purse, where it lay abando
