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to the twenty-eighth floor. When the double doors slid open, they led directly into Noble and Associates’ plush reception area. She stepped up to the desk, and the older, pretty woman sitting there offered her an amicable smile.
    “You must be Raina,” she said and pushed away from her desk to stand up.
    Raina nodded. “Yes, I am.”
    “I’m Gail,” she said by way of introduction. “Dean told me to expect you. He’s finishing up a call with a client, so I’m going to get you settled in the conference room. It’s right this way.”
    Raina followed Gail down a short hallway and into a spacious room with a large boardroom-type table, leather chairs, and warm wood paneling on the walls. Floor-to-ceiling windows overlooked the city, showcasing the blue, cloudless spring sky, and provided a stunning panoramic view of the ocean. The office was a prime piece of real estate, speaking to the success of Dean and Mac’s company.
    “Go ahead and make yourself comfortable,” Gail said as she opened the blinds on the windows that looked back into the reception area, then headed toward a refreshment bar off to the side. “Can I get you some coffee, tea, or water while you wait?”
    Considering breakfast had been cut short, Raina missed her normal morning cup of caffeine and needed it badly. “I’ll take a coffee. Cream and sugar, please.”
    She sat down facing the door that also gave her a view of the outer offices, and a moment later, Gail set a steaming mug of fragrant brew in front of her. “I’ll let Dean know you’re here. He shouldn’t be long.”
    “Thank you.” She’d only taken a few sips of her coffee when Dean and another good-looking man walked into the room. She was friendly with Dean because of her relationship with Jillian and the man’s frequent trips into Sugar and Spice.
    “Hey, Raina.” Dean took her hand in his and gave it a warm squeeze before turning to the other man who’d joined him. “This is my partner, Mac. He’s more familiar with The Players Club and a lot of the members there, so I’d like him to sit in on our conversation if that’s okay with you?”
    “Yes, of course, that’s fine.” She shook Mac’s hand, his long, strong fingers engulfing hers. He was in an incredibly attractive man—former military like Dean, according to Jillian—and though his dark blue gaze was kind, there was no mistaking this man’s intensity and the power latent in his every movement. “It’s nice to meet you.”
    “Same here,” he replied with a polite nod.
    Both men sat down at the table. Mac clasped his hands on the surface, and Dean opened the leather-bound portfolio he’d brought with him to jot down notes from their discussion, then met her gaze. “Why don’t you tell us what happened last night at The Players Club and we’ll go from there.”
    She took another fortifying drink of her coffee. Both men were members of the club, and knowing that neither one of them would judge her for having a sexual encounter with a stranger made it much easier for Raina to share the details without any embarrassment. “I met a guy at the Rave party down on the dungeon level and we had sex. It wasn’t rough, like the note attached to the handcuffs indicated, but it was definitely…intense. The music was loud and we didn’t exchange names. Afterward, I decided to leave the club without telling him, and he found me just as I was getting into my car to go. He was definitely annoyed that I slipped out on him.”
    Dean wrote something down on his note pad while Mac asked, “Did he hurt you or threaten you in any way, either physically or verbally?”
    Out in the courtyard, he’d yelled at her to stop and wait. She’d heard the confusion in his voice, but nothing that could even remotely be construed as intimidating. “No, he didn’t. I think he was just genuinely upset that I bolted on him without giving him an explanation or my name.” She absently rubbed her fingers along her forehead,