-ARIA-
"Hi, are you busy?" I asked, knuckles still hovering near Cole’s office doorframe.
Lunch with Xavier had gotten under my skin. Almost two months at Mars Logistics, and I was nowhere near putting Logan’s empire to rest. If I wanted to accomplish anything before the next century rolled around, I needed to step up my game.
I needed allies.
But in a snake nest, who can you trust? No one.
Still, there were ways to get help without revealing the real me. Which is exactly why I was standing in Cole’s doorway, holding a bag with an exquisite lunch that had cost half my paycheck.
"No. I was about to stop for lunch. What do you need, Aria?" His signature smile flickered.
I crossed the room in quick strides, stopping at the edge of his wooden desk.
"Logan’s out for a meeting, and I for
