Enchanted By His Charm

DoctorIrishLane-28yearsold,wasarenownedpsychologistinNewYork.Shelookedstunninglyattractive,sexy,andsmart—arealbeautywiththefleshoficeandbonesofjadetoeveryman'seyes.Oneday,shewokeupwithadashingandmysteriousstrangeronherbed.Recallinglastnight'sevent,shecan'trememberhowtheyenduptogetherinthehugebed.Shestaredatthecalmfacebeforeherandwasstartledwhenhisphonerang.Themanwokeupandquicklyansweredthecall.Sheclearlyheardtheconversationhehad.Thestrangerwasgettingmarriedtoday!Composingherself,shehastilytookmoneyfromherwalletandhandedittohimwithoutgivinghimachancetoexplain.Shesprintedtothedooranddisappearedfromhislife.Unexpectedly,whenshestartedhernewjob,thestrangeronceagainappearedinfrontofher,draggingherintoamurdercasehiscompany,RunestoneGroup,involved.Sherefusedhimimmediately,butnowayhewouldletherescape.Hecalmlysaid,“It'sverydangerousforyou,beingsobeautiful,togetintomycarinthefirstplace.AndItakenoforananswer!”Irishtriedtocalmherselfdownandthendidherseatbelt.“Mr.Dover,I'vetoldyouthatIalsousuallychargeovertimepay.”“DoctorIrish,don'tyouthinkyourprofessionalfeeishigh?”“Isit?”Irishrolledhereyes,andanideaoccurredtoher,“No,thepriceofbasiccommoditiesnowadaysisincreasing,sodoctorsshouldincreasetheirsalarytoo.”“Youareasmartwoman.”Hesaidahalf-sentence,andtheendofhiswordswasmeaningful.“Ofcourse,theextramoneyonthecheckwasjustanadvancedeposit.WecannegotiateabouttherelatedremunerationonceI'msatisfiedwithyourperformance.”Hisschemingtrickclearlytrappedher,anditwastoolateforhertotakebackherwordsandrealizetheimplicationofherabruptaction.Adangerousgameoflovethatisfullofliesanddeception.Twoexceptionalindividualsthatfatecollided,leadingtothepasttheytriedtobury.