Miss Josefina: Nobody's Princess

Josefina paced around the room, her voice laced with urgency, "Who did you go with?"

"Just me, boss. Solo mission," came the confident reply.

Josefina shot up from her chair, heart racing, "How could you go alone? Find someone to back you up, pronto. What if you run into trouble? Listen to me, I'm sending Tori to join you right away." "Boss, you doubting my skills? I may not be your top apprentice, but I can hold my own. Trust me, ten-to-one odds, I've got this."

Her thoughts briefly flitted to her missing apprentice, still unaccounted for despite a widespread search.

"Luke, text me the address. I'll have Tori come to assist you. And make it snappy, or you can forget about running errands for me in the future."

Already en route, Luke sent the coordinates to Josefina, who quickly forwarded them to Tori, instructing him to assist Luke.

"Stay safe. Don't you dare make a move till Tori gets there. You hear me, Luke?"

"Gotcha, boss. And hey, it's late. Go catch some Z's. I'll wait for Tori."

With that reassurance, Josefina could finally breathe easy, emphasizing safety above all else. After repeating her warnings more times than she could count, she eventually hung up.

phone, tied up a few loose business ends, then turned her attention to a

to find Hattie beckoning him

was baffled to see Hattie pull two brick-like objects from the bag. "Honey,

told me they cost a pretty penny. I've seen one in

manual and settled under the bright living room

Garrett was astounded. "Is this a phone or a Swiss

just that. A single touch of a button transformed the

best. You get what you pay

amazement evident. "Whoever designed this is a genius. I've never seen a phone like

in with pride, "Josie said she was part of the development team. She's outdone her three brothers. How did I ever give birth to such a

the student surpasses the master. You're smart, and I'm

"Don't flatter yourself

the phone. "I'll have the lawyer work out the share thing tomorrow-give some company shares to Josie too. The boys have theirs.

for Lena, Garrett

website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early

Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early