Page 61 of Ignacio

“You’re not the boss of me,” she pouted, unfolding her legs and standing.

“I’m literally your boss,” Ignacio reminded her.

His assistant picked up her belongings while grumbling. “I’m leaving, but I don’t like it. At least keep me posted. I want to know what you decide to do.”

“I’ll let you know about the changes. Have a safe trip.”

She glared at him. “Bye,” she said in a petulant voice.

“Bye,” Delta said.

Crystal waved and quietly closed the door behind her.

“Sometimes she loses her mind and thinks she’s in charge,” Ignacio said.

“She’s not?” Delta teased, taking a seat in front of his desk.

“Very funny. Now, where were we? Oh, the twist.”

“Right.”

They spent the next thirty minutes brainstorming and tossing around ideas while Ignacio paced the room, every so often running his fingers through his curls in frustration. She wished she could help him. A twist would improve the story, but she didn’t know what the twist should be.

Suddenly, Ignacio swung in her direction, his gray eyes lighting up. “I have it!”

“Okay, tell me.”

“What if the senator was somehow involved?”

“The senator that Samantha is married to?”

He nodded.

Delta mulled the idea for a few seconds. “Go on.”

“So, the senator knew Gideon was innocent all along but covered it up.”

Delta chewed the corner of her mouth. “Okay, but why? He needs a really good reason.”

“Why? Why?” Ignacio started pacing again, and her eyes followed his movement in the small room. The low-slung jeans and tight gray T-shirt looked great on his physique, which was filling out thanks to training with Marvin. His body was ripped, his biceps larger and barely contained by the shirt. She couldn’twait to climb on top of him in bed later and have his hands touch her everywhere while his glorious, wicked mouth dragged her to the edge of sanity. Her body hummed with anticipation.

Ignacio abruptly stopped. “Because the real culprit was a donor’s son.”

Delta’s mouth fell open. “I love that idea.”

“By hiding the information, the senator allowed an innocent man to go to jail, protected the guilty party, and secured continuous money for his senatorial campaign.”

“Not to mention cleared the way for him to pursue the heroine.”

“You would think about that.”

“It’s important for the romantic subplot,” Delta reasoned.

“True,” Ignacio said with a laugh. “So you really like the twist?”

“I think it’s brilliant. Moviegoers will be sympathetic toward him because the poor guy is being shoved aside after he’s been a loyal husband to Samantha and a good stepfather to her son.”

“Exactly.”

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