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“I want you to see the other side of
things.”

 
    “Whose mansion?”

 
    “It’s the corporate mansion; the five of us
can use it or crash there whenever we want.   I thought you might like to see that
it’s a first class operation,” he explained.

 
    “Okay, but I don’t think it will change my
mind.”   I’m not getting involved.

 
    “I’m not sure why I’m telling you this, but
my real name is Dalton Taylor.”   He
held out his hand to shake mine.

 
    “Jillian Price.”

 
    “I know.   When I worked downtown, I would see your beautiful smile each time I
looked out my office window.”   There’s that devilish grin again.

 
    “So you knew who I was the whole time?”

 
    “Actually, the black hair threw me at first,
but when I took of your blindfold last night, I noticed that it was a wig,” he
confessed.   “I have to say, it was a
real turn on once I realized it was you.”

 
    “Well, thank you… I think.”

 
    “You should definitely take it as a
compliment.   After all of the women
I’ve worked with, it takes a very special woman to turn me on.”   At that point, he broke eye contact and
turned back toward the window.

 
    The mansion was located in the foothills, not
far from the place we had gone to the previous evening.   When the limo pulled up to drop us off,
it became clear that it was truly a mansion.   It was at least a hundred years old and
would sell for millions.   I racked
my brain trying to recall who had purchased it.   I
should know who owns this.  

 
    “Your face used to be all over the
valley.   I often wondered how you
had become so successful at such a young age,” he said after a few moments of
silence.

 
    “That seems like a lifetime ago,” I replied
with a sigh.   “Sometimes I wonder if
it was just a result of the real estate bubble.   It’s been much more of a struggle in
recent years.”

 
    “Everyone has had a tougher time since the
crash.   All you can do is dust
yourself off and move on,” he said with a growing look of concern.   “What the hell happened to you?   It had to be more than just the
economy.”

 
    “Perry Walters happened to me,” I admitted in
a moment of self-pity.

 
    “So he’s your ex?   You must be attracted to powerful men.”

 
    “I used to be.   I always had a tendency to scare off the
weaker ones.” I laughed trying to make myself feel better.

 
    “Just for the record, you don’t scare me a
bit.” He smirked.

 
    Jesus, I feel like a damn schoolgirl around this guy.

 
    ~~~

 
    The entrance to the house was spectacular, with
a huge chandelier hanging in the vaulted entryway.   The beautiful marble floor led into a
formal living room complete with overstuffed leather furniture, an incredible
stone fireplace, and the largest flat screen television I had ever seen.    In the adjacent wing was a huge
dining room with a massive handcrafted oak table that looked like it could seat
twenty guests.   Everything was bold
and overstated.   This was definitely
put together by someone who had a powerful ego and wanted to impress his or her
guests.

 
    In the center of the house was a magnificent
open kitchen that overlooked the entire city.   After sampling a few appetizers and
pouring a glass of champagne, we took one of the spiral staircases down to the
equally stunning pool area.   Looking
in one direction there was that breathtaking view of the city.   In the other direction, there was an
equally impressive view of the coastline and ocean.  

 
    “The views are incredible up here . ”   I kept looking around trying to take it all in.

 
    “Let me introduce you to the guys,” Gunner
said leading me over to the pool.   “Raven, this is Blade and Renegade.”

 
    “Hey, Raven,” they each replied in turn.

 
    Gunner and Renegade could’ve easily passed as
brothers, maybe even twins.   Other
than the color of their eyes and the fact