Piper squeezed her eyes shut in disbelief. Maybe if she opened them, she would see somebody different. But when she opened her eyes, the same person stood in front of her.
"You?"
"Yes, my dear, me. I"m sorry to disappoint you. You look like you were expecting somebody different. That happens quite often, and I must admit it is to my advantage."
Piper stared at the woman, her mouth hanging open in shock. Before her stood a woman she never would have imagined. This was no rough-looking, musclebound crime boss in front of her, nor was she some corporate executive. Instead, Piper gazed into the eyes of a woman she had seen just a short time earlier.
These weren"t the eyes of a killer, or mastermind, or some devious criminal. The eyes staring back at her, with a twinkle, were the eyes of so
