Dirty Martini (Crow Bar Brute Squad Book 2) by Abby Knox

Author:Abby Knox [Knox, Abby]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Author Abby Knox, LLC
Published: 2021-01-26T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-One

Katie

The man and woman waiting for Katie in the reception area of Ecco Corp’s headquarters were none other than the awkward-seeming man and woman that Katie had seen outside of Crow Bar the other night. “I think I’ve seen you two before.”

No way were those two people actual real estate agents. They looked even less like agents that day than they looked like a couple out on the town on Wednesday.

“It’s possible you’ve seen us around,” the woman said, introducing herself as Mary Richards and her partner as Murray Slaughter. “We’ve just opened a development company here in the city, and Ari Pitts sent us your way.”

She handed Katie a business card, which Katie glanced at quickly but tucked away and promptly shot off a text to Mike: “Stand by.” With his tracker on her phone, Mike always knew where she was. Whenever she felt uncomfortable, “Stand by” meant he’d better be watching the building’s security cameras in real-time.

Katie offered Mary and Murray a perfunctory congratulations on their new business and asked what she could do for them. All of this was highly unusual for Katie in those days; she had people who had people to do this. But they had invoked Ari Pitts, which made Katie wonder if the man was throwing her a bone for her Waterview project. Great. Maybe he finally understands I’m not interested in him throwing his other bone in my direction, she thought.

Mary gestured toward Katie’s private office. “Should we go in there to talk?”

Katie’s eyes narrowed, but she kept her smile. “Let’s go to the conference room.”

No way was she going to invite total strangers into her office, especially strangers who gave off such odd energy.

Katie caught a subtle look between the two of them before they agreed.

“After you,” Katie said, unlocking the conference room door and watching the pair enter ahead of her. She wanted to get a look at how they carried themselves. Their look was just right, but something was off. Mary and Murray wore the typical high-end tailored suits with just the right amount of flash without being tacky. Murray wore cufflinks but no other jewelry. Mary wore a famously-expensive scarf, carried an authentic designer bag, and floated into the conference room on dynamite heels without even the slightest wobble.

Still, their demeanor as they parked themselves in Katie’s conference room chairs, although professional, did not scream “real estate” or “development.” Murray’s energy was business-like but seemed slightly introverted for this industry. Mary, although friendly, revealed something else in her eyes. That lady had seen some shit. Maybe she was in the military?

Murray explained that they were interested in listing some of the properties at Waterview.

Katie blinked. “That’s great, but my assistant could have emailed you the paperwork. Why did you need to meet with me?”

Mary and Murray exchanged another look before Mary leaned across the table and spoke in a hushed voice. “Is anyone else in the office at the moment?”

By that point, Mike would be right outside the main office door.

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