Chapter 105

• DANTE
• I spent most of the morning thinking about her. She has a powerful grip on my mind. I barely listened during the meeting I had with Sal. My gaze was on her the entire time. There’s something about the way she whipped her hair out of her face as she spoke to her friend. Her good friend if Sal was a reliable source. According to him, he was sure Jesse wasn’t part of the theft and that Corina had acted alone, but I don’t know. There was something in the way they spoke to each other; not like two friends who hadn’t seen each other in days, but more of two people in on a secret. I couldn’t tell what they were talking about and I wish I could. That compulsivity to know what’s on her conniving mind, what she’s thinking, is what made me call her up for lunch.
• The simple black dress looked scandalous on her more than any other woman who's ever worn it. The moment she walked in, I wanted to rip it off her, throw her on this table and have her for lunch instead. That’s when I realized the tax she has on my mind. And my pocket. She had to pay for one. And surprisingly, she comes up with a way to pay for both.