Exposed Obsession

zzled look. "So

ervice take you and little Mia back to the house. I'll get the total cost o

subtract it from

feeling a little defea

ll over me, his chest practically against mine while I fall backward

h. Second rule, if you put my daughter in any harm's way, you will answer directly

and enticed at the same time. "Yes,

from me at last. He takes his little girl's hand, and she skips out into the lobby wit

blouse that I make a point to button up all the way to my neck. I grab my purse and say goodbye to my locke

can see turnaround being

rut into the lobby, ready for the next opportunity, even if I didn't really have a choi

on my face while he nudges Mia over to me. He turns his back on his crowd

" I tell him, "I

er programmed inside and Paolo's number as well. Paolo is the driver you call to go anywhere, and until I can trust y

akes my hand with a surprisingly firm grip for her tiny size. S

s. "I'll bring you back tonight if you dr

, only for him to come trotting

our name,

is town. New Orleans knows everything about Irving Reese. I made friends in high school and lost

actly gone to plan, I know my father's famous last na

say, using my mot

seems to take that answer and moves away from Mia and I so he can return to his meeting of men. We wa

h a firm nod. He looks

be the n

y. I'm Ana. You're Paolo, right?" "

ed. I slide into the seat beside her, and Paolo shuts the door, moving to the driver's seat. I stare at

how to take c

no siblings, and frankly, I w

olo?" I

the purple seams clip at the top," he says. "Then the bottom clip goes into those, but only once they're together.

cure. I sit back and exhale, already exhausted after having to adjust t

into traffic. "If nothing else

his an ad

"You know who you're

He owns a hotel

he adds, "Oh my, Ana. You have no idea