Chapter ONE - Weebly

have.”
“And what did you two discuss?”
Apparently when Sephira said that they would
“speak of important matters” she meant that he would
answer her questions about his business.
“I’m not sure that’s any of your concern, Sephira.”
“So you’re not going to tell me.”
He chuckled and shook his head. “You keep
forgetting that I don’t work for you.”
She let out an exasperated sigh. “Not this
foolishness again.”
“I know that you have it in your head that I’m just
another man in your employ, but I’m not. I never will
be.”
“We’ll see about that last point,” she said. “But even
if we are rivals, don’t you think that when Berson and,
say, Fergus Derne sit down together for a meal, they
discuss trade?”
“Maybe,” Ethan conceded. “But I’m pretty certain
that Derne never sends his toughs to Berson’s home to
beat the man within an inch of his life.”
“Oh, it wasn’t that bad,” she said, waving the