Chapter Five
Jacob
I rose mid-morning after a solid five hours of sleep. I figured Ellie would still be asleep. After a quick check, merely peeking into her bedroom to see she was sound asleep, I left a note on the counter that I would be working for the day. I also texted her phone with my number.
I had several meetings today. The sole reason I was in Las Vegas was to meet with investors and shore up some collaborative partnerships for my software and smartphone applications. There was a conference here on tech security, which made it quite convenient for me to meet with multiple business partners in one location, rather than scattered across the country.
Being based in Seattle gave me a little breathing room from the hub of Silicon Valley. I preferred it that way, if only because it
