Charles
I rounded the table as the board members seemed stunned and took the empty seat on the other side so I could have view of Grace and the rest of the board. Some of them glanced my way, but most of them were frozen in their seats and casting uneasy glances among each other, I couldn't help but feel a mix of satisfaction and irritation. Grace was a beautiful bundle of furry, growling at every half-assed answer they had. The desire I had for her simmered beneath my irritation. They were all in on it. They all knew how badly the company was doing, yet none of them looked contrite.
They were just trying to figure out how to get out of this with their skins still intact. This was the Board Devin had chosen, and it was obvious why. Each man looked like he had never been challenged by an
