#Chapter 198: A Plan in Place

Logan   As I made my way up the staircase and away from the glitz and the glamor of the last minute “holiday” party, the sounds of the music and the clinking of glasses faded.   But all the while, Ella’s words swirled around inside my head. I kept thinking about her mixed signals tonight, about how wonderful she had felt standing next to me, only for her to remind me that we weren’t together.   Of course I knew that we weren’t together. Did she really need to point it out?   “I think she’s bluffing,” my wolf said, agitated by her push and pull. “She’s confused. Scared, maybe.”   “Let’s not speculate,” I replied, although secretly I hoped he was right. “We’ve got bigger fish to fry tonight.”   Hartman, the man who I had been waiting for all night, trailed along beside me with his hands in his pockets. Neither of us uttered a single word as we made our way down the dimly lit hallway toward my office. In fact, it wasn’t until we walked into my office and shut the door behind u