#Chapter 188: Shady Deals

Ella   “Morning, Ella.”   “Morning, Sarah.”   I was standing in the breakroom, pouring my morning coffee. It was strange, coming to work today after everything that had happened; I knew that I needed to continue building my ‘secret dossier’ against Logan, but it somehow felt even more convoluted now that he knew I was doing it—and he even condoned it.   But, like Logan said, we had an image to uphold. Marina couldn’t get suspicious, and she was likely getting suspicious enough as it was after last night.   There was no threatening phone call yet, but I knew that it was only a matter of time. After my mysterious disappearance into the desert followed by suddenly moving into Logan’s house due to a ‘roach’ problem, Marina sticking her nose into my business was guaranteed.   “Hey,” Sarah said, pulling me out of my thoughts. “I have a question for you.”   I quirked an eyebrow as I sipped my coffee. “What’s up?”   Sarah glanced around, then dropped her voice to a conspiratori