Chapter TenIT ONLY TOOK A WEEK FOR MAGGIE to get a good glimpse of how busy her new role at the embassy was going to keep her. Desmond was an efficient although surly taskmaster, helping her learn the basics of the embassy routine. She always got the feeling he was watching her with a sneer, but he seemed to do that with everyone, so she chalked it up to his personality.
Her days centered around gala preparations, and she was more determined than ever to do a good job—and impress her family.
She was at Bella Bella, thinking about the centerpieces and helping Jelly go over store inventory on the computer, when a mismatched pair of men entered the shop. One was wearing a shiny, ill-fitting dark suit and carrying what looked like a violin case, and the other younger guy was in worn jeans an
