Setting the Bait

Author’s POV

A light, steady tapping echoed against the desk as Slade leaned back into his leather chair, his brow creasing under the dim glow of the desk lamp. Heavy shadows cut across his sharp features while he studied the woman opposite him.

Cecilia stood right in front of the desk. Her posture looked completely poised on the surface, though a quiet tension lingered behind her eyes. She kept