Chapter Thirteen Maximus
MAX WALKED OUT OF THE Mandarin and was about to light a cigarette, when he glanced across the street towards the Drake Hotel, where a gorgeous young woman with gleaming red hair caught his attention.
Celeste.
She raised her head and their eyes met briefly before she ducked into a silver Mercedes.
“s**t,” he grunted, tossing the cigarette aside.
“What’s up?” asked Rena, coming up behind him.
“Uh, nothing,” he answered, watching as the Mercedes drove off. “I’ve got some stuff to do. I’ll check in with you later.”
“Okay,” she replied, watching curiously as he hurried off towards the hotel’s parking garage. Something was obviously bothering him and he still wasn’t sharing. She decided to follow him back to the station for a little heart-to-heart.
Max got into h
