Christian looked at where his assistant was seated, busy taking short notes of the meeting. He could have easily come by himself to this meeting, as it was just a briefing for a project they were about to oversee. However, he had plans that involved his reserved assistant. Natalia had been quiet the whole time as they made their way to their hotel from the airport. The only reaction that he got from her after learning that they would be sharing a room was an arch of eyebrows. Well, not exactly sharing the room, a door separated them, though he had plans to taking advantage of that. He wanted-no, needed-to rattle the cage that seemed to be surrounding her. He had hoped the little scene with Cassandra would have made her show more than the indifference in her eyes. From tonight, he was