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This is the Doctrine’s contribution to the Six Sentence Story bloghop.
Hosted by Denise, constrained by a sentence limit (high and low) of six, there are worse ways to spend the remaining time you have on earth.
Previously, in our tale… no, today’s Six introduces the character of Cyrus St. Loreto to wit , Read this excerpt from ‘Home and Heart’ (A Sister Margaret Ryan Mystery)
Prompt word:
FIRE
“I want it back,” Cyrus St. Loreto, owner of the Bernebau Company, stood at the window wall of his penthouse office in the Santa Cristo Building staring down at the financial heart of Miami, he felt no need to turn around.
Genevieve Novak halfway, somewhere halfway between where her boss and her single-desk reception area that welcomed anyone riding the only elevator to the penthouse; the nature and character of her working relationship with the CEO of Bernebau Company was to the thousands of employees improbably resistant to credible definition, a testament to the Owner’s imprinting on corporate culture.
The sole receptionist on the 36th floor remained as quiet as a nun in a confessional awaiting counsel and penance; still and focused on her boss as a snake charmer on a woven-reed basket.
“What is standing in the way?”
“There are a number of people who are working in the belief they will be able to take possession of the component presently en route to Chicago.”
Cyrus turned from the view down Brickell Ave with an expression that manifested the provocative idiom, ‘to fight fire with fire’, even as Genevieve continued,
“A niece of Lou Caesare, the mob boss with whom we recently concluded unsuccessful negotiations, by the name of Rosetta Storm, her companion of no account, a nun accompanied by a guide of questionable character and, …Anya Claireaux.”
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Nice description of the receptionist waiting for counsel and penance while focused like a snake charmer on her boss.
yeah the relationship between Genevieve and Cyrus St Loreto is… interesting. Don’t believe I have a similar arrangement anywhere else. (This is found first in my WIP ‘Home and Heart’ a Sister Margaret Ryan Story.)
Just amazing to work up there in that extraordinary penthouse. Can I look down by those huge windows I wonder?
sure… but that would involve being a guest of Cyrus St. Loreto who so far has been one of my genuinely evil ‘bad guys’
Ooh, it’s about to get interesting 🤔
damn! I hope so! lol
Obviously, Genevieve Novak has been reading your Sixes — she’s completely up to speed on who’s who.
damn! permeable narratives again!
(Full Disclosure: Genevieve and Anya are acquainted (in my WIP ‘Home and Heart’ a Sister Margaret Ryan Story) as is Cyrus
The counsel was waiting for penance… it’s about to get interesting!
god willing…lol
This duo does things, and like Anya, I wouldn’t want to get in their way. Sparks are going to fly.
worse! for all her psychopathy, Anya has shown herself to be capable of kindness… now, Cyrus is another matter. Genevieve is all of a hench-woman with homicidal tendencies and Constantin Szarbo (who you have not met) is even more so.
I’m pleased I’m down below looking up!
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I concur
“Fighting fire with fire”. Feels like a future hot topic. Looking forward to the action.
cool… will be meeting the team in Chicago again, next week and maybe get a sense of Cyrus’ response.
“The sole receptionist on the 36th floor remained as quiet as a nun in a confessional awaiting counsel and penance; still and focused on her boss as a snake charmer on a woven-reed basket.”
Agree with others, definite good line and gives a tiny clue as to the relationship these two have.
We need a link to your WIP ‘Home and Heart’ a Sister Margaret Ryan Story!
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