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Mystical Imagination
Marie E. Reid

 

 

 

 

Work In Progress

  Calculated Deception
  Emily Wade-Reid

At fifty, Aianna Sinclair, who is mobility impaired, finds herself having to cope with the impending death of her husband of thirty-two years.  Giving up her salaried position as a Staff Accountant at a large corporation, she takes an hourly position as a Bookkeeper with a Non-profit organization to be closer to home.

There, she meets Bradford Kiyabeau, the newly-elected Chairman of the Board, and finds herself seriously attracted to the man. Despising herself for mentally betraying her dying husband, she despises Bradford even more for making her feel. Aianna puts Bradford from her mind and tries to keep her distance from him, which isn't an easy task, considering her position. Adding complications to her efforts, the organization is in trouble and Aianna is involved in constant conflicts with her supervisors. She and Bradford must converse on a regular bases in an attempt to resolve the organization's financial woes.

Then Aianna's husband dies; she takes a leave of absence.  When she returns to work, Aianna finds her supervisor trying to use her as the scapegoat for the financial difficulties of the non-profit; Bradford announces he is closing the place down.  Aianna resigns.

During her time off, Aianna gets to know her new mysterious neighbor, Gregorio Calderone, and  finds herself very attracted to, and intrigued by him.  When Gregorio suggests Aianna do some traveling before making any hardcore decisions about her future, they discuss places she should go.  Once destinations are decided, imagine Aianna's surprise, which quickly turns to delight, when Gregorio turns up at the Embassy Suites in San Francisco, and then he joins her on her cruise.

After a pleasant and enlightening time with Gregorio, upon her return home, Aianna receives a call from Bradford offering her a job as a Payroll Administrator with another of his organizations. Curious, and ready to get back to work, Aianna accepts the job.  From day one, an ambiguous relationship develops between Aianna and Bradford, which creates animosity and suspicion among the other employees, and plunges Aianna into a world of intrigue, subterfuge and murder.  It's not until Aianna takes her scheduled vacation, that she learns the extent of the danger.

On her return, Aianna discovers documents missing from payroll; she is set up to take the fall.  Ongoing bitter disagreements with her supervisor end with his murder. Aianna becomes the prime suspect, until someone tries to kill her.  Frantically scrambling to discover the underlying cause of her recent dilemmas, Aianna has no one to turn to except Gregorio.

However, the inconsistencies regarding his personal history make Aianna dubious about the kind of help Gregorio can provide.

 © Emily Wade-Reid

 

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