*Alex*
I might have been one of the richest, most powerful men in the world, but that didn't mean I was immune to making mistakes.
And I made one hell of a mistake that fateful night. Like Chloe, I'd been lulled into complacency by the fact nothing had happened. It really did seem as if we weren't going to have a visit from Mr. Smith. I believed that our trap had failed to spring simply because the prey hadn't stumbled into it.
Honestly, I felt relief at the notion we'd gone to all that trouble for nothing. It meant that Chloe wasn't in any real danger, at least for the moment. I'd let my guard down and began to plan on doing something quite different with Chloe other than putting her out as bait. I hoped to convince her to come back to my temporary office with me.
I'd even gone so far
