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She stares at ued with indecision Her eyes cut across the room to JT and then back toat your place"

Chapter 5

Sela

I'll have to say, the photographs I'd seen of Beck North don't do him justice

In researching Jonathon Townsend, I'd naturally read my fill about his friend and business partner, Beckett North While he chooses to stay out of the liraphical information to be found

He'd attended the same prep school as Townsend and also went to Stanford But whereas JT went on to pursue an MBA at his alot his master's in coenius, while others wonder why he wasted his talents on building a Web-based platforardless, h that Beck North was the brains behind this venture, while JT was the rich, pretty face they put on the posters

Except, in eous than Jonathon Townsend, and that has nothing to do with my bias and hate toward my rapist

Beck North is starring perfection in every woman's fantasy Tall, broad shoulders that fill out his expensively tailored suit in such a way that you knoas born to a life of privilege Yet his eyes, which are more aquamarine than blue, hold a certain aaze was filled with nothing but condescension and arrogance, Beck's is friendly and char

There's no doubt he's probably sporting a four-hundred-dollar haircut as his dark brown hair is short on the sides, longer on the top with stylishly messy spikes pushed up and away from his forehead Beck North oozes sophistication and smarts that would enable him to walk into any Wall Street boardroom and command attention This is a product of his birth, social status, elite schooling, andIn this respect, he and JT are just alike

But there was a glaring difference as I read about the two cofounders of The Sugar Bowl Most of the articles and pictures of JT showcased a h life Ate at the most expensive restaurants, had the most lavish vacations, and frivolously spent his money on stupid shit like underwater personal sub on the first personal spaceship to the moon

Despite the nearly identical upbringing and social status, Beck North is a completely different story Most articles about him dealt with his philanthropic and charitable work, hisequal educational opportunities for inner-city kids and disaster-recovery work I found numerous pictures of hi disaster victims in the cleanup process Find a hurricane, tornado, typhoon,off to help clean up I saas once quoted as saying, "I've always been a hard worker, but let's face it I sit at a desk all day in the air-conditioning This is just a good way to get o in check"

There was another difference as well While eous beauty on his arm at every celebrity event he attended, Beck never see to the few public events he attended, and I even read an article that said he was too busy with his career to have time for a relationship He didn't say this in a cold demeanor, but merely in a matter-of-fact way that told you love was low on his list of priorities

So what I've read about this enigmatic man makes it easy for me to believe that while most of his life is probably spent in boardroooless attitude, I bet you could throw a pair of jeans and a T-shirt on hirunge band

It was fascinating to read about hi up close

But I'ure out in this oals I'ht, as that little part of my plan that was dependent on luck that went south in a hurry I knew the plan was rash, somewhat ridiculous, but it was only ive up if the first go-round came up empty

"Whatever you're serving at your place," I told hih in about thirty seconds that he likes the direct approach, unlike his partner

Beck gives little in the way of surprise Possibly aof his eyebrows over my bold offer, but instantly his eyes project an appreciative intensity that he very much likes my answer

"Then let's go," he says as he takes ht back off the barstool

Iwith it JT was a bust tonight, effectively shutting me doithin seconds of ured out in those dismissive moments Jonathon Townsend is inti the thrill for hi a woman such as that down I mean, isn't that why rapists rape? For control, domination, and to compensate for all their mommy issues?

Thus, the minute Beck North confirured out that unless I'ht now, and murder Townsend with a few hundred witnesses, I need to take a step back and recalculate Figure out a different way to go about this

Besides, I can't go in for the quick kill I need inforet close to him

And perhaps Beck North is exactly what I need Maybe an in with hiet me close to JT, but not so close as to risk exposure Maybe I could even work so out that is less messy that the "bullet between the eye" plan, which ood with blood

Maybe poison

That's soI had actually considered before Maybe I can get close to Townsend through Beck and then poison JT at an opportune ive up ht not work out after all BesidesI've been really looking forward to the instant gratification of watching fear overwhelun to his head and then listen to hi option, but I've got a far better chance of getting aith murder that way

This will take a bit ht

Maybe having Beck intervene is a godsend Maybe it was a signal to o forth with a plan that is less rash and driven by eive up on the satisfaction I'd get fro out of his skull