Page 246 of Enthrall Shadows
I wrapped my hand around his shoulder and rested my left hand in his palm. “It’s good to see you.”
“Feeling’s mutual.”
We slow danced in a circle. There came a familiar sense of comfort of being back in the arms of one of my dearest friends. He had this way of turning off the pain and letting in the light.
He squeezed my hand. “How are you?”
“Did Henry send you to placate me?”
Cameron seemed affronted. “You and I always have a dance at these things.”
“True.”
“Are you considering de Sade’s offer?”
Oh, God.News had reached him.
“Cameron, you have every right to be angry I didn’t tell you.”
“Angry? No.”
I braced myself for his wrath. “It’s an interesting concept.”
He gave a nod and twirled me around, bringing me back into a hug. “De Sade summoned you to Mulholland?”
“Yes.”
Cameron leaned back a little as though to better read me. “Pendulum?”
“Richard told you?”
“As you say, it’s an interesting concept.” He turned me so that I had a straight view of Henry and the others at his table. “My brother likes you.”
“But?”
Cameron frowned.
“I promised to conduct myself professionally,” I said.
“I offered you a great job, Lotte. The clinic would benefit from your expertise.”
“It’s a generous offer.”
“You need to stop turning off your phone.”
“What?”
He gave a nod. “You tend to run away. We’ve talked about this. Pain is inevitable at some point. If you keep bolting, you’ll miss your chance at something wonderful.”
“I’m not taking the job at Pendulum,” I said, annoyed.
“That’s not what I’m talking about.”
“You’re upset with me for staining the Cole name? About that article tomorrow?”
Cameron stopped turning. “I still own Enthrall. If anyone is going to take down our empire, it’s going to be me.”
“But you wouldn’t.”
