/tags/conversation/Recent content in Conversation on Gromet's Plaza ArchiveHugoen-usFri, 23 Aug 2013 00:00:00 +0000/stories/2013/08/23/betrayal-chapter-10-unexpected-temptations/Fri, 23 Aug 2013 00:00:00 +0000/stories/2013/08/23/betrayal-chapter-10-unexpected-temptations/<p>(story continues from <a href="betrayal09.html"><strong>Betrayal Chapter 9: Insomniac Sleeping Beauty</strong></a>)</p> <p><strong>Part Ten</strong> Chapter Forty-Four – Unexpected Temptations</p> <p>I met Marcus near the airport a week later. He had made reservations at some over-priced hotel restaurant. He was already waiting when I was shown to the table. There was no sign of any bodyguards, minders or hangers on. I had expected someone older – more statesmanlike – not a man of action. My expectations were way off base.</p>