The morning light streamed through the floor-to-ceiling windows of LutherCorp's top floor, casting long shadows across the polished marble. Hades sat behind his desk, his reading glasses perched on his nose, a stack of contracts spread before him. But he wasn't reading.
He was thinking about last night.
Ken's tears. The way his hands had trembled. The way he'd looked at Hades like he was seeing a stranger.
What are Alex and Hannah up to?
The intercom crackled. "Mr. Luther? Hannah Cross is here to see you. She says it's urgent."
Hades's jaw tightened. Speaking of which.
"Send her in."
The door opened, and Hannah Cross walked in. Today she was dressed in a cream-colored blouse and a pencil skirt, her dark hair loose around her shoulders. She was smiling—that same practiced, polished smile that never quite reached her eyes.
"Lucien," she said, extending her hand. "Thank you for seeing me on such short notice."
Hades didn't take her hand. "Sit down, Hannah."
