The Suck Stops Here by Kristen Painter

Author:Kristen Painter [Painter, Kristen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781941695661
Publisher: Sugar Skull Books
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Donna strode back into the living room with a big smile on her face. She hoped Cammie hadn’t struggled too much to keep up the conversation, but leaving her alone with the Millers couldn’t be helped. Donna had done what she’d needed to do.

Well, the first part of it anyway. The second part was about to happen. She just needed the right opening.

“Your home is lovely,” Donna said to Jeanne. She and Cammie were sitting in two smaller club chairs separated by a small lamp table. “That game room is a great spot, but the entire house is just beautiful. You’ve done a wonderful job with the decorating. It’s such a comfortable space. You’ll have to come visit me in New Jersey sometime.”

“Thank you. That is so kind of you to offer,” Jeanne said with a bright smile. “Would you like more coffee now?”

“I’d love some,” Donna answered.

Jeanne got up and filled Donna’s cup from a silver carafe that was part of a whole service set up on the low center table. “Where do you live in New Jersey?”

“Right on the Hudson River. The view from the penthouse is spectacular in the evening when Manhattan is all lit up.”

Tom was at the bar, adding a little brandy to his coffee. “Penthouse, eh? Sounds pretty swanky.”

Donna took her cup and walked over to the bar, setting her cup beside his. “It is pretty swanky. All of Wellman Towers is. I own the top two floors and part of the one directly below them, but the view from the penthouse is the best. The view from the rooftop patio isn’t too shabby either.”

Brows raised in question, he held up the brandy.

She nodded for him to add a splash to her coffee as well. Then she laughed softly. “I suppose it’s not really fair to say I own all of that. It really belongs to the governorship.”

Jeanne frowned, and Cammie looked smugly curious. Jeanne shook her head. “The governorship? I don’t understand. Do you work for the governor? I thought you were writing a book.”

Donna took a sip of the spiked coffee and smiled. “No. I am the governor.”

Tom laughed. “That’s quite a claim. Especially when the governor of Jersey lives in Drumthwacket. I know because I read an article about the renovation of the place a few years ago. Name like that sticks in your head.”

“The human governor lives there, yes.” She let her fangs drop as she turned to smile at him. The mirror behind the bar showed that her eyes were shining too. Good. She wanted him to get the full effect. “But as you can see, I’m not human.”

His eyes glowed with the full weight of the wolf within him for a moment, then his face went blank, and his eyes lost their eerie light. A moment later, a huge grin bent his mouth. “How do you like that? I suppose you already know who I am?”

She exhaled and tucked her fangs away. “I didn’t. Not until my admin confirmed it.

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