“I apologize for being a few minutes late for our appointment. I was unavoidably delayed. It’s good to see you again, Ms. Mauricio…”
Bella Lisa stared at him, speechless, mesmerized by his deep gravelly voice and cold dark eyes. Looking into his eyes was like peering into the mouth of a black fathomless cave, which he was beckoning her to enter. His voice had an oddly soothing effect upon her. As her breathing began to slow, she felt like some kind of willing prey, a field mouse held captive in the glamorous eyes of a coiled snake.
“Come. Let’s relax on the couch and have a chat, shall we? I know you must’ve had a long and trying day.”
Williamson crossed the floor and sat down on a matching loveseat, next to the couch, elegantly crossing his legs and looking up at her. She stood her gro
