“My bad, I wasn’t aware there were scheduled hours. If it makes you feel in better, it’s seven am somewhere in the world. Now how about we don’t make so much noise —?”

♞—⊱ He loathed the way she spoke with that voice and those serpentine eyes. Not that she intimidated him in any way. Quite the contrary. In his eyes, she was a little kitten pawing at a ravenous lion. “How about y'skip the pleasantries and tell me who sent ye?"

