Do you want to make a deal for the entire company? We have a bunch of offices that need upgrading and new equipment. You could probably do it and be a...plauded. You burned Dan the man pretty bad this morning. He’s all morose and upset that he didn’t pay more attention to the two offices he’s created for you. I would suggest calling to get his opinion. Tell him what you’re going to do if he stutters. You got into him when he was out to see you for the weekend, and then again this morning. I can. I lied. There is one and one alone that cannot be changed or ignored. The hardest lesson, the cruelest lesson is simple. The day will come you will never see Me again. Never to hear My voice, never to see Me smile, never to know again that feeling of contentment and fulfillment only My presence brings. You will grieve for eternity and there will be no consolation. Each day you will ask foolishly why you cared so little and missed so much. But that is the human condition and cannot be changed.. Twenty minutes later–one thousand, two hundred steps back and forth across the thick red carpet–Joanne finally heard the key in the lock once more. She spun to face it as it opened to reveal the maid again. ‘Mistress Natalya is here to see you,’ she announced in a thick Russian accent before stepping aside to allow her employer to step past her into the room. She looked exactly like her photos–chestnut brown hair done up in an elaborate French twist that accentuated the curve of her neck, eyes. Lucien frowned at him. “Renounce.” Remi’s brows drew closer together in a scowl. “You’re fallen. You belong to them. You have to renounce Lucifer’s sword and take your divine sword.” Lucien barked out a scornful laugh. “Divine sword? Right.” His voice dripped with sarcasm. “Why not?” Zak questioned. Lucien’s eyes narrowed. “Because my fucking Dominatio never lifted a finger to help me all the years of…” Lucien closed his eyes with a shudder. When he opened his eyes again, they looked icier than.