Every Breath You Take...
Headquarters, Traxton Biotechnologies
Manhattan, November 2008
"Tell me, Mr. Whittaker, what must I do to have you?" Randall Traxton, founder and CEO of Traxton Biotechnologies, Inc., turned away from the bank of floor-to-ceiling glass windows overlooking Madison Square Park, his steely stare striking Cole like a bullet between the eyes.
Standing on the other side of Traxton's glass-topped desk with hands folded behind his back, Cole let the question hang in the expensively filtered air. Ordinarily he would have appreciated, even admired, Traxton's directness. He'd never had much patience for shooting the bull, and riding the red-eye from Denver, even if his potential client had booked him into first-class, hadn't increased his inclination toward sociability.
Beyond the CEO's pin-striped shoulder lay the panorama of Manhattan skyline. Cole had never been a big "I ... read full excerpt from Every Breath You Take... ebook
