#Chapter90

The Garden

Swinging her bag as she strolled through the apartment, Tessa hummed to herself, then stopped at the front door and picked up the phone. “Yes, this is Tessa Mason in apartment 1211. Can you send up the doorman, please?”

She poured herself a drink at the bar and glanced up to the door when the knock came. “Come in, Reggie. It’s open.”

The balding doorman smiled at Tessa and closed the door behind him. He was always happy to hear she was in town again because he made more than a pretty penny over the last few years from their side deals. “What can I do for...