“Are you sure he’s here?”Jake nodded. “I talked to him on the phone last night. He’s in court. You can wait for him in his office.”“Can I watch him in action instead?”“Maybe. Depends on if it’s a closed situation. Most of his cases are. Give me a second.”Her brother strolled to a large round desk in the center of the impressive lobby. The marble flooring branched off from it in numerous spokes leading down hallways similar to the one they had used. The circular structure created a literal wheel of justice. Jake flirted with the middle-aged woman behind the counter, and her girlish giggle seemed misplaced but welcome in the solemn setting.Nadi checked the wall clock, impatient to see Ryan. Maybe she should have waited at his cabin. What if he refused to talk to her? Could he do so? No one seemed to think he had an option when it came to her, that she had stolen his right to choose. But she could not imagine the perfect ebony god bowing to anyone, especially her.“Okay, Stinky.
