Chapter ONE - Weebly

comment away. She studied his face briefly. “You’re
healing quite nicely. A few more days and no one will
ever know it happened.”
“What did you mean a minute ago? Are you
suggesting that I should come and work for you?”
She smiled again, leaning closer to him. “What do
you think I meant?”
“I think that I must have scared some people while I
was working for Abner Berson. Nobody wanted me to
find out too much, and now you’ve gone so far as to
offer me employment.”
“I haven’t offered you anything, yet. Tell me what
you discussed with Abner Berson.”
“No.”
She had started to sip her wine again, but she
stopped herself and carefully placed the goblet back on
the table. “There are other ways for me to find out, you
know.”
“Are you planning to ask Berson?”
Sephira smiled thinly, but didn’t answer.
A part of him enjoyed goading her, perhaps too
much. Her kind manners and beguiling smiles