Chapter 54 Crossed Wires

• "Jasmine, we need to talk about something."
• The deep, measured voice of my client cut through the quiet of the room. I sat across from him, the flicker of candlelight casting shadows along the walls of his penthouse. The place was grand, sophisticated-a far cry from the chaotic, messy life I'd left behind with Ethan. Yet, in that very instant, I felt all of this bearing down on me, the lines between personal and professional not blurring fast enough to handle.
• "What is it?" I asked, forcing my voice light, even while inside my nerves were fraying.