The Darkness Beyond by Morgan Alexis

Author:Morgan, Alexis [Morgan, Alexis]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9781439176054
Publisher: Pocket Star
Published: 2011-05-30T07:00:00+00:00

Todd did his best to ignore the argument occuring just outside his office. He didn’t know what it was about and didn’t care.

Then the door to his office slammed open with no warning. What the hell? He’d told his assistant Melinda to hold his calls and fend off anyone who wanted to see him so he could get this damned report done.

She hovered in the doorway, waiting for him to acknowledge her. Behind her stood Ray, obviously back from his trip to the coast. What the hell had happened to him? Rather than acknowledge him, Todd concentrated on soothing his assistant’s ruffled feathers.

“Yes, Melinda, what is it?”

“I’m sorry, sir. I told Mr. Pine here that you weren’t to be disturbed, but he wouldn’t listen.” She shot the other man a nasty look. “Shall I call security?”

He forced a smile to hide his irritation

“That won’t be necessary, Melinda. I should’ve told you that Ray might be stopping by today.”

Her relief was obvious as she backed out of the office, shooting one last look at Ray before pulling the door closed. When she was gone and safely out of hearing, Todd leaned back in his chair and glared at his unwanted associate.

“Ray, what the fuck happened to your face and why are you here? I thought we’d agreed that we wouldn’t meet at work.”

The other man ignored him. Instead he helped himself to a cup of coffee before settling into the chair facing Todd’s desk. He looked like hell. If Todd had to guess, Ray hadn’t slept much in the past two days. He was also sporting a pair of world-class shiners and a nose swollen to twice its normal size. And the man looked thoroughly pissed off.

Todd couldn’t resist tweaking the guy’s already bad mood. “Tough day at the office or are you going to a costume party as a raccoon?”

Ray glared at him over the rim of his coffee cup. “Fuck you, Todd. I told you I didn’t want to make that trip. Now look at me.”

Todd studied his friend’s face. “Looks painful.”

“It is, and what’s more, I’m going to need surgery to put my nose back together. Tomorrow, as a matter of fact, so I’ll be out of commission for at least a couple of days. That little bitch you wanted picked up did this to me. I hope those two Others I left her with—”

When Ray’s voice got louder with each word, Todd cut him off in midsentence. “Shut the fuck up right now. This is not the time or the place for this conversation.”

Ray glared right back at him. “Yeah, well, tough shit, Todd. Why don’t you explain to my wife how I ended up like this after a business trip?”

God, he hated placating the peons. “Fine, I get it. You’re hurt. You’re mad. She’s mad.”

Damn it, he should’ve handled the situation himself to make sure it was done well right from the start.

“I suppose it never occurred to you that by heading straight here you’ve led a trail right to my door.

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