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someone and then suddenly you get sucked in to lust so quick you lose your head? Mistakes happen, right? We’re human. It’s in our nature.”
     
    Marcella swallowed, uncomfortable over the heated thoughts she’d had all day after a brush with Mr. Tall Dark and Sexy. However, she didn’t have a significant other, so her lust would cause no one pain. “No,” she answered.
     
    “ I didn’t think so. Sex without love is a dangerous thing sweetie, don’t ever believe otherwise.” Garrett rose and walked to the bar. Marcella watched him fix another drink. Richard sucked at commitment. A problem she and the wife he never told her about, discovered too late. Was anybody faithful anymore?
     

Chapter Three
     
    “ You either sign or not. The outcome is the same.”
     
    Across from Diego Andes, in a spacious office with dark carpeting and leather furnishings, sat a shell of the man he once knew. The older man held a pen steady with his shaky hand. The chair swallowed him with large leather back and wide arms. “I want to wait for my attorney. He should be here any minute.”
     
    “ My time is valuable. If I walk out of this door…”
     
    “ I thought you were going to give me more time to raise the money. This is my life Diego.”
     
    Diego observed the frightened man in silence.  
     
    “ Mr. Andes is only here out of courtesy, either sign or we collect.” Lance said.
     
    “ And who are you again?”
     
    “ I’m Diego Andes’s attorney. I’ve been working with Richard Epstein the past weeks. He’s reviewed the paperwork. Your signature is only a formality. Sign it.”
     
      The coffee bean importer would not give up. He leaned forward, and tried once more to connect with Diego. “I trusted your father, back in Colombia. I was kind to you when things were rough, I’m sorry about what happened to your father but that was many years ago. He and I—.” His voice faltered and his jaw tensed. Diego’s dark gaze never wavered. The man knew it all had been said before. He sniffed and blinked away the bitter tears he didn’t want to fall and signed his name. With each stroke of the pen Diego saw the face of his mother when she learned that her fortune was gone, and drew satisfaction.  
     
    Lance Davison uncrossed his legs. He rose, wearing an all-black tailored suit with diamond cufflinks that sparkled when he reached for the documents. Men like Lance didn’t come cheap, and his loyalty to Diego proved to be priceless in these matters. The deal was done.
     
    “ No worries Mr. Juarez,” Lance began. “You will be fairly compensated for your remaining shares.” He closed his briefcase and gave the old man the devil’s smile.  
     
    “ Compensated? What you’re paying me isn’t worth a tenth of what I’m owed. I built this company! I’ve—”
     
    “ Cállate la boca!” Diego ordered the man to be silent, in a raspy voice. “Our business is done. Send mother my love.”
     
    Juan Juarez gave the men a sad nod. He rose from the chair and reached behind him to take his coat. He slipped his arms through the sleeves and purposefully avoided Diego’s watchful stare. “I’ll send for my things, I don’t want my employees to see me escorted out.” Juan picked up his fedora and situated it on his head. He stepped around the desk, but stopped next to the chair where Diego Andes sat. “ Ruego a Dios perdona tanto nos, ” he said softly then left, closing the door.
     
    Lance frowned. “What did he say?”
     
    Diego glared at the empty chair Juan had vacated. His enemy offered him God’s blessing, and hinted at their need for forgiveness. The underlying message in the words he uttered was clear. “Juan Juarez has surrendered to me.” Diego mumbled. He rose from his seat and walked around the desk of the man who had murdered his father. He’d travelled a long road out of squalor to see this day, to have his revenge, and justice. “How long before this business is done?” He