Before long, Leo sent Elodie's number.
Damian looked at the unfamiliar digits and tapped them.
Just as the call was about to connect, something flashed through his mind, deepening his irritation. Frowning, he inexplicably hung up.
Instead, he called Roman. "Free?"
"More or less. Not too busy."
"Come out for a drink."
Hearing that from Damian in broad daylight was enough to make Roman wonder whether the sun would rise in the west tomorrow. "Did I hear that right? The ever-busy Mr. Waverly has time to drink during the day?"
Damian kept it brief. "I'm heading to Black Orchid."
"All right."
Roman said he'd be there shortly and hung up first.
Damian pressed the accelerator and picked up speed.
It was obvious that the normally detached man was in a bad mood.
At Black Orchid, Roman wa
