CHAPTER 23: Harker
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The next afternoon, Harker sat in his office studying the new proposal Tobias had given to him. Business was going well. Actually, everything was going exceptionally well except Alison had been avoiding him. She’d claimed she was busy working but he was pretty sure she just didn’t want to lose another point. The good thing was that she couldn’t win a point without seeing him.
Someone tapped on his door.
“Yes.’ He looked up from his computer.
Alison slipped into the room, glanced behind her and then quickly closed the door.
“Is everything okay?” This wasn’t like her. She usually entered a room like a whirlwind, throwing the door open and blowing across his office but today she was hesitant.
“Yes. Of course.” She smiled but her lips quivered.
Many of his
