Chapter 2“Do we have any appointments today?” Sury asked. Daniel shook his head.
“I’ll get rid of him,” she said, adding a belabored sigh. Yet before she even moved to intercept him, the figure walked into the shop, already heading for the desk. Daniel hunched over the laptop, silently cursing his tall frame for blocking his ability to hide.
“Sorry to interrupt, but I’m looking for Daniel Trace?” A man’s voice sent a shiver of recognition through Daniel. Unable to place it, he looked up and met a pair of brown eyes so warm Daniel thought this must be the color of chocolate as it melted on the tongue. He felt his throat go dry.
Seemingly immune to the stranger’s oddly mesmerizing effect, Sury interjected, “You’ll need to make an appointment.”
Reminding himself to blink, Daniel tried to
