Chapter 5

I took a half-day leave from work the next morning to meet Rex at a cozy café just outside Greenlake Garden Residences.

He pulled up riding a sleek black Harley motorcycle, dressed in a classic tough leather jacket with a buzz cut and a detailed tiger tattoo wrapping around his left forearm.

The whole café fell briefly silent the second he stepped through the front doors.

"Susan." He pulled out a chair across from me, setting his motorcycle helmet down gently atop the table surface.

"I already had my lawyer draft all formal contracts for review. Take your time reading…