Valerie nearly jumped in her seat at the sound of Ranya’s laughter. She had only been gone for an hour, and now her boss was laughing loudly. His eyes fixed on Calista. The woman had somehow turned him into a schoolboy, all smiles and grins. Valerie could hardly believe it.

“You won’t believe it, Ranny.”

Ranny?

Valerie’s eyes darted between Calista and her baby-faced boss, the man who would normally kill anyone for calling him such a cheesy nickname. ‘What in heaven’s name happened while I was away?’

They were talking like she wasn’t even in the room, as if she had become invisible.

“So Willia did that?” Ranya asked,...