Chapter 179: Machala

PART SIX

I looked up from my computer screen when Danny walked through the office door.

"Ms. Winters, there's someone here to see you who doesn't have an appointment." It was obvious he spoke for the benefit of the person waiting to see me.

Danny then closed the door behind him, which was as surprising as the clipped, "Ms. Winters," when he normally called me Machala. I watched my assistant closely. "Do you have any intention of informing me who it is?"

He gritted his teeth and said, "Mr. Luke Isaak."

What the hell? I did everything I could to keep the shock from my face, but, as usual, Danny saw through it.

"I'd be happy to show him out, or call security, or kick his ass. Your call, Machala." The gleam in his eyes was pure evil.

It almost had me laughing. Danny was five eight and weighed about one-forty. He had as much chance of kicking Luke's ass as I did. More than anything, I wanted to bury my head in my arms and refuse to see him. It had been six months since our final goo