Cassie had just stepped out of the shower, her damp curls tucked into a towel, when she heard the elevator chime.
She froze, water droplets still clinging to her skin, unsure if she was expecting anyone. Luke was at a board meeting scheduled to run late into the afternoon. His assistant hadn’t called. There were no deliveries scheduled.
She quickly slipped into a robe and padded down the hallway toward the living room.
And then she heard a voice. Familiar. Firm. Maternal.
“I don’t care how many meetings he has,” her mother was saying. “I came to see my daughter. And I’m not leaving until I do.”
Cassie’s heart stopped.
She turned the corner to see her mom standing just inside the foyer, arms crossed, face set in that terrifying mix of suspicion and protectiveness. Behind her, the secu
