Sighing he re-read the dispatch he had just received, another death threat. Ever since he had started the empire back to its more powerful standing he... seemed to get a new one every day.Where the hell was Alatem? Damn girl taking off again in the time raider, hell he hadn't had a chance to go onboard and she'd already had it out twice now! Sighing again he knew she was going to raise holy hell when she found out about her betrothal.Gods, she was a wild one, maybe he shouldn't have appointed her. ??Just be quiet and you won’t get your throat cut.? ?They searched her backpack, found her wallet, and looked at her driver’s license. ??It says Ann Ferret – that’s the right name and address. Our Boss wants to talk to you about the money you owe him.??One of the men made a quick cell phone call ?Come and pick us up? and a van soon arrived. It had no windows in the side or back. The two men made her climb in back and lie on her stomach on the floor. They tied her hands behind her, gagged her. Not used to this type scrutiny, Annie squirmed around in the back seat, inadvertently providing the driver with a wonderful view of her legs as her dress worked its way up her thighs.“With his eyes watching her through the rear-view mirror, he asked the time-honored question, “Where to, lady?”She didn’t respond, instead, she met his gray eyes in the mirror and made her decision. “Have you driven a cab for a while?”“Seven years now, six days a week, ‘cept for vacation and some holidays.”“Then .. ”I froze cold and clamped my legs shut. That wasn’t Mr. Gadsten. I schootched out, bit by bit, my shirt bunched up on the machine but I pulled it down before it got too far up. With a huff I looked up to see the smiling face of, “Mr. Fitzpatrick!”“Such a pretty blush, my dear.”I should say something, but I felt flustered and a little out of sorts. I broke his gaze and he grinned with a leer. “Now now, don’t be shy, not when there is so much business to be done.”“But Mr. Gadsden is-”“Busy and.