Chapter 15

Fat gold dollar signs danced around his head, but I kept my cool and leaned back in my chair, which creaked disturbingly. "Hire one of your lackeys."

"This is a sensitive job."

"And you trust me with it?" If my eyebrows shot any higher they'd have liftoff.

"Least of all. But your skill set makes you uniquely qualified."

Ah. He wanted me to investigate the smudge. This could be huge. Except he was going about it in his typical high-handed way. Let him work for it.

"Give me another backhanded compliment, baby. I get all shivery."

Levi removed a small white bakery box from the briefcase and slid it across my desk. "A peace offering."

I opened the lid. A jelly doughnut.

"Only one?" Priya said.

"I didn't know you'd be here."

"Uh-huh," she said snippily and left the room.

Ooh, Levi was going to pay so badly. Even he looked concerned.

"You think a jelly doughnut is going to smooth things over?" I said.

"They're your favorite."