Regina It was only self-preservation that forced me to allow Dan Skrill to walk me to my car. He had already wasted more than an hour of my time giving me yet another pitch for his production company to make Dark Beloved into the next streaming blockbuster hit. The man just wouldn’t take no for an answer. Dan Skrill had neglected to make an appointment. He probably knew if he tried to schedule with me, I would have stonewalled him indefinitely. Unfortunately, he had been able to sweet talk his way past Sandy the secretary, and had landed in front of my desk just as I was trying to wrap up for the day. Our small office didn’t have full-time security, but maybe that was something I needed to rectify. The man just wouldn’t take no for an answer. He was determined that his production