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I swallowed heavily and glanced down. I was on the fifteenth floor and the people were just barely visible from up here, but I didn’t want the man with the rifle trained right on me to report anything different. Finally, my gaze landed on the one man who could only be my father.
“You’ll do as you’re told. I’ll call you next week and I expect to hear all about what you’ve accomplished in the time since we last spoke. Do you understand, Keri?” he threatened.
“I understand,” I replied.
I stayed still, watching as the tiny red dot bounced around my chest until it finally disappeared. The man in the window vanished, but I remained frozen in my chair for a long while after that. When I was finally able, I lifted my eyes to the clock only to see that it was well past lunch now. It was nearly three o’clock.
Jenny had never come back. She’d done her job and now it was over. I needed to get out of here. I pushed my chair back, grabbed my purse, and walked out of the office.
“Something has come up. I had an emergency meeting uptown. Move my conference call to tomorrow afternoon,” I declared to the secretary sitting outside.
“Isn’t that Jenny’s job?” she asked.
“She’s fired,” I replied, and a look of shock swiftly passed over the older woman’s face.
“Have a good rest of your afternoon,” she responded quickly.
“You too, Nancy,” I smiled tensely.
* * *
I climbed into my car and sat at the wheel for a long time. Finally, I drove myself home and when I pulled into the garage, I couldn’t bring myself to get out of the car. Even though my building had world class security, I had a feeling that it wouldn’t be enough. If my father could sneak a girl into my office building and pull enough strings to have her hired as my assistant, I wasn’t safe here. He’d probably have another sniper trained on my apartment, or even worse he’d have someone hidden inside waiting for me.
Going home or back to work wasn’t safe.
I could only think of one person that might be able to help me now. When I got there, he would probably slam the door in my face.
I could use my own connections to deal with my father, but it could get messy. I’d have to get my hands dirty and probably do far more than I was willing just to put him behind bars forever, which could prove far more dangerous than even now. I chewed my lip and closed my eyes, trying to think of whatever avenue I could to handle him, but nothing better came to mind.
With a few calls, one man could make it all go away.
I needed Daddy.
I pulled out of my assigned parking space and circled back around in the garage. I started driving in his direction and in no time at all, I had pulled up in front of his house. I sat in my car for at least a half hour before I convinced myself to get out and walk up to that front door.
I prepared myself for rejection, for his anger, and for whatever else he wanted to throw back at me. I was ready for the door to slam in my face and for him to tell me to deal with it myself. I lifted my hand and tentatively rang the bell.
This time the butler didn’t answer the door.
This time, Jaxon Blackwood answered it himself.
