GEORGIA
When the sharp ring of my private office line cut through the suffocating silence of the room. I didn't need to check the caller ID.
Only three people in the entire world had that direct number, and two of them were currently sitting outside my door.
I picked up the heavy receiver, pressing it against my ear without saying a word.
"I received the notice from the federal court, Georgia," James said, his deep, resonant voice sounding entirely too relaxed, almost bored.
"Good," I replied coldly, my voice a sharp, icy blade. "Then you know to have your legal team ready for the emergency injunction hearing."
A low, dark, and incredibly arrogant laugh rumbled through the speaker. The sound sent a violent spike of red-hot anger shooting straight up my spine.
"You are wasting y
