Chapter 13 - A Dangerous Game of Bluff
As Willa descended the winding marble staircase toward the basement, a heavy hand grabbed her shoulder from behind in the shadows.
She spun around defensively, raising her metal flashlight like a weapon just as Mr. Crowley’s stern face emerged from the darkness.
“Where are you going at this hour, Mrs. Kane? The master suite is on the second floor,” Crowley asked, his voice flat and dangerous.
“I needed air, Mr. Crowley; being locked in a medical ICU all day tends to make a person claustrophobic,” Willa answered without flinching.
Crowley’s eyes narrowed as he looked down at her heavy canvas bag, sensing that she was carrying far more than a simple change of clothes.
“Hand over the bag, Willa, or I will have security escort you to the guest quarters in the service wing permanently,” he demanded coldly.
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“You can try taking it by force, Crowley, but remember that my husband’s security detail still answers to my signature on payroll,” she bluffed fiercely.
Crowley hesitated for a crucial second, weighing the risk of assaulting his boss’s legally wedded wife against Sterling’s secret orders.
