The Betrayal Within

nd her husband, or even reach him. She called, left him messages on his voicemail, left him texts. But all efforts had proved futile. Now, sh

en a notification for E-news on Comet popped up. Uninterested, but s

est resort in Texas. Drew Blackwood would be represented by his son, Orion Blackwood, who is starting to rear his head in the busi

ckwood popped up on the screen. For some reason, he looked strang

o get flashes of an unfamiliar memor

learly in her mind's eye, and she jolted out of the co

nd ended up questioning her about her husband. Hope of finding her h

ew what

trance of the building, struggling to get information from any important person that passed them by. He'd only been able to

ready for the meeting.

knew what the bastard could do. But he'd sworn to himself that he wasn't go

board members from both the Blackwood new hotel, and the

moved to the conference room. When everyone had settled

eness. I got caught up in traffic," he lied through his teeth, and Orion cl

ting any more tim

eeked into the room, from the doorway. "I'm sorry to interrupt your m

ne stared at the lady, then slowly tur

s eyes to see who it was, but he couldn't really tell at first gl

rompted. The stares everyone shot

don't you step out and deal with it? We don't appreciate the interruptio

tening to Noah. He'd

in God's name wa

ition, and grumbled an apology as he t

rist before she c

uncomfortable interruption. Why don't we continue

he hotel would be willing to yield to you, for the affiliation," Rusk, Orion's personal assis

e?" Orion queried once t

nshades. "I came to inquire about my husband. You

ember that day at the ho

ly couldn't remember back then, bu

ce how hot he looked, even in his frustration. "Look, this is really not the tim

Give me something, anything about

no way Lyra was leaving without any information

idea. It would have been better if she'd just found out on her o

prompted i

se to send her awa

through the pape

question. "What papers?" she asked, h

ivorce

know about

ou should be asking a different questio

ha

nd

d wh

u met hi

ead, so many thoughts r

g himself to stop there. Bu

t'd be a good place to start, if you really want to

rion, having said all he could at that moment, s

, he turned to her. "And Lyra," he called to her, and Lyra fixated he

soon. Brace yourself," he