Linda sat at her desk in her sleek, modern office, the soft hum of the air conditioner blending with the faint clinking of glasses from the bar across the hall. The office was a polished showcase of power, its dark wood furniture and gleaming surfaces a far cry from the dilapidated state the Daniels Jewel Company had once been in. Now, as its new manager and the wife of Brian, Linda had transformed the company into a force to be reckoned with. Every move she made was deliberate, calculated to maintain her grip on the power she had so carefully seized.
But power, she had learned, was a fragile thing. And Lisa's return had threatened to unravel everything.
