Chapter 12

Lucy had called. So had her sister, Cassandra. But not as many as he’d made it seem. He’d played it up, teased them, and made sure Lucia had heard.

So she’d think what his father thought. So she’d cross him off as a hopeless womanizer.

And now?

Now there was a light tap and the door opened a crack. Lucia peeked in.

"Oh, you are awake? Good. Brian’s on the phone. He wants you to know that Anderson is pleased.’’ There was a hint of a smile on her face. “For the moment,’’ she added with an almost impish grin.

Seeing it, Damon permitted a hint of a...