Unmasked (Godmother Security Book 1)

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owner of the necklace, Ms. Ashe,” Sebastian said slowly, as if he were explaining a difficult concept to a child.
    “Yes, but why don’t you just turn it in to the venue.  Wasn’t the ball held at a hotel?  It seems logical that if she lost it there that is where she would call to find it?  She could pick it up from there.”
    “Perhaps.  But she may not be aware of where she lost it.  Afterall, she didn’t lose it in the ballroom, she lost it in my suite.  This also will make sure only the woman it belongs to receives it, because I will screen the recipients.”
    “Surely there is an easier way.”
    “Perhaps,” he said again.  “However, I must see Ella again, and this is fastest way I know to find her.”
    “Why is seeing her so important?” Cindy asked.
    “Because I love her.”
    Cindy’s hands clenched in her lap so tight her knuckles went white. 
    “It all sounds very romantic to me,” Faye said, avoiding Cindy’s eyes.  “Searching out true love.  Of course it may give the assassin a way to get into the building, but preparations for that are being made as we speak.”
    It took several minutes for Cindy to think of something coherent to say.  It took a few minutes for the shock of what Sebastian had just said to wear off, but once it had, fury slid into place.  Love?  He loved her?  That was a crock, she thought. He lusted after her, or rather he lusted after Ella.  Cindy knew that she, as Ella, was one that got away.  He was putting on a very elaborate fishing expedition to reel in the big one.  Once he got her he’d take a few pictures and throw her back, with a hole in her lip. 
    The thing was, Cindy couldn’t disagree with Faye’s logic.  Cindy’s purpose for being at the ball had been to keep an eye on those that tried to get near Sebastian.  He was practically putting out an invitation for the would-be killer, that is if it were a woman. 
    In the end, all Cindy could do was smile and agree.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

CHAPTER NINE
The Search for Ella
     
    As Faye predicted, by lunch the ten person hotline that had been set up was taking calls nonstop.  By early afternoon a couple of viable candidates had been weeded out from the crazies and crackpots and the first appointments had been set up. 
    Of course Cindy knew it was all a ridiculous charade, and Faye was quick to let Cindy know that she was also aware how futile the search would be.  As she left the office that morning to go finish up details of the surveillance she’d asked Cindy to step out in the hall with her. 
    “Is there something you’d like to tell me?” Faye asked once they were alone.  Her tone wasn’t the crisp annoyance of an employer that had caught her employee in a compromising position.  It was that of an aunt concerned about her niece.
    “Only if my job depends upon it,” Cindy replied.
    Faye smiled.  “It doesn’t.  I won’t pry, but I can’t guarantee you won’t have explaining to do at some point.  You’ve done a pretty good job at making yourself look mousy and unremarkable, but it’s not going to fool him forever.  Do you want me to pull you off this duty, and put you on building surveillance?  Greer is back from her latest assignment and could easily take over.”
    “No, I’ll be fine,” Cindy replied.
     
     
     
    The next several days were a study in frustration and boredom for Cindy.  By Wednesday she was wishing she’d taken Faye up on her offer of reassignment.  In between appointments with women claiming to be the owner of the necklace it was business as usual at Prince Industries.    As it turned out, Sebastian’s personal assistant’s office was a small room that doubled as the file and storage room for the office suite, and had doors opening both to Prince’s inner office and Mrs. Porterfield’s outer office.   Leaving the door open so that she could see the entrance of Sebastian’s inner office, Cindy used the room as her base of

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