Chapter Five
Wendy Trent had been on Crush’s radar for a while, but in one short morning she’d taken over the entire thing and smashed the sensors so no one else even registered. Despite his reputation as a playboy who dated models, Crush was drawn most strongly to smart women. His ex-wives included a newscaster—Paige’s mother—a lawyer—that divorce settlement had stung—and a U.N. Interpreter. He appreciated brains. He loved a strong woman who gave as good as she got. He also liked big blue eyes and a nice rack. Wendy Trent checked every one of those boxes and a few he hadn’t known existed.
For instance, backbone. He’d known that Wendy could hold her own in the political realm. But the bits of Wendy’s story that Teri had let slip sent chills down his spine. Someone—he was guessing Teri’s
