Escape To Love: Banished Saga, Book 6 by Ramona Flightner

Author:Ramona Flightner [Flightner, Ramona]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Grizzly Damsel Publishing
Published: 2017-05-15T18:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

The Monday after Christmas, Genevieve walked up the steep sidewalks of Butte. She glanced around her as though acknowledging the pretty holiday decorations while also ensuring she was not followed. She entered a side entrance to the Hennessy building and walked the many steps up to the sixth floor as the elevator was out of service.

She glanced at the skeleton staff in the offices of the Anaconda Company before approaching an attractive secretary. “Pardon me. I have an appointment today.”

The secretary assessed her well-worn travel clothes with a glance before motioning to wooden chairs set against the wall. Genevieve sat with her handbag on her lap, her slate-gray winter coat bunched at her waist as she did. After a moment, a door along the hallway opened. “You may go in,” the secretary said in a flat voice.

Genevieve smiled her thanks as she rose and entered the office, well-lit even on this cloudy day with the south-facing windows. The tension in her shoulders eased as she noted a framed painting of Boston behind the man’s desk. He rose as she entered the room and held out a hand to her. His coal-gray suit with ice-blue tie were perfectly starched and ironed, and enhanced his aura of power. His pale brown eyes shone with curiosity as he motioned for her to remove her coat. He hung it on a peg on the backside of his door.

“Please, it is always a pleasure to have a meeting with a cultured woman, rather than a grumpy miner,” he said in a warm voice that reminded her of the upper-class Bostonians she had known.

“Are you from Boston, sir?” she asked as she settled on the chair opposite him with the desk between them. She smoothed a hand over her cranberry wool skirt, having chosen her least-worn dress for the occasion.

“I am, although I haven’t had the pleasure of visiting that fine city in too many years,” he said with a smile that failed to light his eyes with pleasure.

She sighed with relief. “I’m thankful to meet someone in administration here from Boston. I’m certain you will be able to answer my inquiries, and I imagine you will be as concerned about any iniquity as I am.”

He raised an eyebrow at her and failed to hide the amusement in his gaze. “Yes, I am a man of some repute in this town, with a certain amount of power. You know who I am, ma’am. Who are you?”

“Oh, I beg your pardon. I am Miss Genevieve Tyler. I’m visiting for a few weeks and wanted to discuss my concerns with you.”

“Tyler?” he asked as he studied her a moment. “I knew a Tyler family in Boston. A man with four daughters. You wouldn’t be one of those daughters, would you?” At her delighted smile, he watched her appreciatively. “I find it hard to believe your father would celebrate the fact his daughter is in a town such as Butte.”

“Well, one never knows what the future holds,” Genevieve said.

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