Her smile returned, warm and genuine. " A dream, Ray," she corrected gently. "A possibility. And from you, I want a partnership. Someone who understands the value of cooperation. Someone who is of as much benefit as I am to him."
Ray met her gaze, they looked at each other with smiles but they were still testing the waters, " what kind of person is he/she? And can I use him/her?" A single thought passing between them.
For Ray he knew what kind of manipulative woman she was. "Cooperation, huh?" he mused.
"Well, Seraphina, I do love a good challenge. But you are offering a partnership to someone who has deep pockets alone?"
