She figured if she was lucky, she could sleep until it was time to open the shop. “Get up, Blair!” Stasi pulled on her shoulder so hard Blair snarled that she was going to dislocate her arm if she wasn’t careful. But Stasi was past caring. “Leave me alone!” Her voice was muffled under the pillow. “Trust me, you want to be up.” Without a hint of regret, Stasi threw the covers back and tossed the pillow to one side so that a naked Blair was exposed to the morning’s cold air. Stasi dropped some clothing on her back and deposited a cup of coffee on the night table. “Get dressed and come outside with me.” “This better be good.” Blair shivered in the chilly air as she gathered up the clothes and started to put them on, punctuating her movements with sips from her coffee mug. She suddenly stopped as she realized her friend wasn’t smiling. “It’s not something good.” Stasi shook her head. “Ebenezer called this morning. It seems Roan Thorpe called him first thing this morning and offered a lot of money for the land.
