How exactly does one respond to having their client tossed from a tenth story window and burned to a dusty crisp before his chair even smacks the sidewalk?
That was a question I was having difficulty answering. Winters had been a very prominent client for Wolfram and Hart. I was surprised that the Senior Partners hadn't handed me my ass for breakfast after Winters's surprise ski jump had gone awry. Not that I would have been able to stop it from happening or even try.
Damn vampire.
Since when did having conscience make you a superhero? I have a job to do and sometimes that means getting my hands a little dirty. I'm no villain and this Angel guy sure as shit ain't a caped crusader. The good guys don't always win. This city and this company thrive on that point.
Yet I'm still standing here having to sweet-talk my ass through this conversation with Holland. Why? My client's dead. The Partners are upset. I'm to blame. That's just how it works—especially when a wannabe-maverick kicks your client's chair right out the window before you.
Angel was dangerous and unpredictable. I had a feeling he wouldn't be skipping town any time soon.
When I had finally kissed every square inch of Holland's wrinkly behind, I tossed the phone's headset down to my desk and massaged my temple. I could feel a headache coming. I was good at kissing ass when I needed to, but I hated lowering myself to those standards. It only made me hate the fanged meathead that much more.
"Sir," I heard my assistant Jesse's voice chirp from the intercom on my desk at nearly the same moment the flimsy headset hit the surface.
"Yeah?" I grunted back before moving my hand to knead the back of my stiffened neck as I stood behind the long desk.
"We're being called by department to the main board room. New security badges are being distributed after the disturbance yesterday."
I let out a slow sigh. Of course security would be heightened here now that Angel had moseyed his way through Russell Winters Enterprises unchecked like he owned the place. "I'll be right there."