The Secrets of Their Souls by Brooke Sivendra

Author:Brooke Sivendra [Sivendra, Brooke]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-10-14T22:00:00+00:00

She wore white. A fitted dress that hugged her tall, svelte figure, and Jayce thought she’d never looked more like an angel. Zahra Foster walked into the restaurant flanked by Holly McCabe and Kelly Luca—an ambitious threesome. Kelly marched ahead, determined to be the first to introduce herself. This girl should’ve been born with balls, Jayce thought, smiling. “Kelly,” he said, shaking her hand, “please meet Mr. Tohmatsu Senior.”

Jayce watched over their introduction but his interest was on the woman behind her, the only woman he had eyes for. He didn’t need to touch her, or even speak to her, to feel that hum of energy ignite. He hadn’t seen her since Saturday but he’d been listening to her sleep. His device was working perfectly but unfortunately she either hadn’t had another dream or she wasn’t talking in them. Jayce assumed the first assumption was correct because her breathing had been slow and steady all night, which would be unlikely if Raven was appearing in her dreams and tormenting humankind.

“Zahra,” Jayce greeted her, his voice flat and even, treating her like they barely knew each other. “Mr. Tohmatsu Senior,” he said, gesturing to his right again, something he would do over and over again tonight.

Zahra smiled and nodded in Jayce’s direction but otherwise focused on his father. She looked directly into his eyes and radiated a warm and welcoming smile. Oh, she was good.

“It’s a pleasure to meet you.”

Jayce observed his father carefully, accurately predicting his plan—he intended to unnerve both his son and the woman whose hand he held.

“Zahra Foster, I’ve heard many good things about you. A very talented woman,” he said, his eyebrows raised.

Genuinely surprised, Zahra glanced in Jayce’s direction momentarily before responding. “Well, I can’t take all the credit, I have a very good team. Speaking of, this the assistant lead designer, Holly McCabe.”

It was a swift and crafty move, one that would have worked on anyone but Mr. Thomatsu. He greeted Holly, exchanged a pleasantry, and then returned his attention to Zahra. “We toured Church Street today. I must say my blood pressure skyrocketed as we walked through the development. This field of business is not my forte, it’s my son’s, so I don’t pretend to accurately assess the risk factor but I do know that it’s much higher than I would have liked. In saying that, after seeing your final concepts, I think you might just be able pull it off.”

Zahra straightened her shoulders and tilted her head to the right, which she did a lot, Jayce noted. “Thank you, I’m very confident in the development. It’s a challenging property to work with, but of course there are solutions, as expensive as they are.”

Her gaze diverted to Jayce again now, and his father chuckled. He knew that Jayce had approved a ridiculous budget for her to work with, not that he’d had a choice—if the building wasn’t finished to perfection, the entire project would sink, something that had never happened in Jayce’s career and was certainly not going to happen now.

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