She’d noted the time on the giant digital clock hanging on the wall to her right without breaking eye contact with the man. They’d been going round and round for the past thirty minutes and getting nowhere fast. It had been a mistake for her to come right down here so soon on the heels of dealing with Gavin. Her emotions were raw. Still, here she was and she wasn’t leaving until she got what she wanted. “Your carelessness endangered my life.” The manager gave her a patronizing smile. “I’m sure that is overstating things a bit. Mr. Rudnitzki is a member of your staff. I’m sure he posed no threat to your well-being.” “It does not matter what you are sure of, you had no business unlocking my private room for him to enter. That is a severe violation of hotel policy, I would imagine.” “Normally, yes, but since you are both with the same group—” “The bottom line is, you gave a man access to the room of a woman who is traveling alone.
