Visible Panther Line - Milly Taiden Page 0,1

knew it.

Chapter Two

Sky couldn’t believe another job had fallen onto her lap so easily, and one with someone as famous as Gerri Wilder. Everyone had heard of her, even if they didn’t know much about her. When she said they would work with dragons, it took all Sky could do to keep from falling off her chair. They were real!

She was surprised when Gerri put her to work right away, but excited. She hated downtime and sitting around. If Gerri had told her to come back and start in a few days Sky would have gone out of her mind with boredom. Damien Grimes, that name rang a bell, but she couldn’t recall why. She was intrigued to find out.

Sky was a business junkie. She loved everything to do with it and was always reading magazines and taking business courses online. She didn’t know what she wanted to do with her life beyond being a personal assistant, but the varying courses helped her when her clients needed something different.

Having worked for a journalist at one point, she was prepared to research and probably give Gerri more information than she was expecting. With a little laugh, she woke the computer and started with a simple google search. It only took a moment for results to pop up. She sat back with a sigh and looked out at Gerri Wilder. Was she serious about this guy?

“Uh, Gerri? Are you sure this is the correct person?” Sky hoped she would say no, the titles of the articles were not reflecting a good man.

“Yes, dear. Everyone deserves to find their mate. It’s not our job to judge them.” Gerri’s voice floated back to her from somewhere in the apartment.

Sky mumbled, “I guess so, but good luck finding someone to deal with this train wreck.”

She pulled out a notebook lying under a pile of papers and grabbed a pen from the cup holder sitting on the desk. She wasn’t sure what Gerri wanted, but she was going to list the offenses he had been accused of.

Removed several companies leaders/management effectively shutting them down, making room for his companies to move in and take over.

The town’s Mayor was arrested and replaced with a man of his choosing.

The Sheriff’s Office was remodeled, and he helped name the replacement for Sheriff.

Has been seen with several women, either pregnant or with small children. All assumed to be his, hasn’t married.

Deeds show he owns all of their houses and pays the utility bills in each place.

Former employees have shared stories about mental abuse, forced retirement, and payoffs.

Very few pictures are available. (Could she match someone she’d never seen?) All that are online are dark, blurry, or his face is hidden.

Sky sat back and looked over the list. She really didn’t think this guy deserved to find anyone who would make him happy. Hell, from what she read, she didn’t think he had the ability to make anyone happy.

It didn’t take long to find information about the man, but she was already disgusted with him. He gave businessmen a bad name. She decided to swap over to Gerri’s email and start sorting it. Now, all she had to decide was... What was the best way to sort a matchmaker’s email?

Three hours later, a knock at the door had her blinking. She was shocked when she glanced at the clock and saw how long she had been sitting at the computer. No wonder her back was aching. But she was happy with what she accomplished. All incoming emails would be sorted by keywords.

Crazy speech, shifter seeking mate or human seeking mate, from there it would sort into smaller folders. For instance, shifter type, location. She was still floored to find out there were other planets with shifters! But the program she installed should make things easier on Gerri overall. She heard her boss talking to someone and pushed her chair back.

Sometimes her duties as an assistant required her to offer beverages to new clients, so she was going to check on them and see what she could do to help. Sitting at the same table and chairs Sky had occupied earlier was an elderly woman with a severe look. Her hair was pulled back into a tight black and white bun.

On the other hand, there was Gerri who was stunning and smiling. She had the warmest smile, and it was comforting.

“Excuse me, ladies, could I get you some tea or anything?”

Gerri turned to her with a smile. “Tea would be lovely. You