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grabbing her suit jacket and shrugging it
over her arms, trying to cover herself.
    “She’s…”
 Ryan’s face was contorted in anger, his eyes darting between Logan and Melody.
    Logan’s
fist connected with Ryan’s jaw with a deep thud, sending him sprawling against
his desk. Logan advanced again, but Melody caught his arm.
    “No,
Logan. No more.”
    Logan
took a step back from Ryan, his arm around Melody. Lori was still in the
doorway, eyes wide, hand over her mouth. The color had drained from her face
and for a moment, Melody thought the woman was going to faint.
    “You’re
making a mistake, MacKenzie.” Ryan rubbed his jaw, shaking his head.
    “I
don’t think so. I know what I saw.”
    The
barely restrained anger in Logan’s voice scared Melody. She held his arm, the
muscles tensed beneath her fingers, his hand still curled into a fist.
    “You
saw her all over me. She’s been doing that of late. And apparently doing it
with her clients as well.” Ryan straightened, adjusting his tie, smoothing down
his lapels.  The change was instant and remarkable. Except for the angry
red mark on his jaw, it appeared as if nothing had happened.
    Casually,
Ryan leaned back against his desk. For all the world it looked as if he were
holding a client meeting, not just been on the receiving end of a fist to the
jaw. Melody wanted to run but she was mesmerized by Ryan’s ability to retain
his composure. Got to give him points for that.
    “At
the bar, you kissed me, remember? Or perhaps you were too drunk. I understand
you have a bit of a problem with alcohol.” Ryan’s lips were curved into a
smile, but it held no warmth. And nothing reached his eyes. They were cold,
moving back and forth between Logan and Melody.
    “You
really think you can go anywhere with this? You’re sleeping with your client.
That’s a breach of ethics. You’ve been the one making advances, in order to
secure being made a partner.”
    Melody’s
breath caught in her throat. Ryan looked at her, pity in his gaze. He shook his
head slowly.
    “Melody.
How can you possibly think that anyone would believe you, of all people, in a
claim against me? I told you, my name is on the letterhead. I’m pretty much
bullet-proof.”
    “Here,
at work, you’ve practically thrown yourself at me every chance you get. The
minute the door closes…” Ryan pointed toward the open door.
    “No,
she hasn’t.”
    Three
heads turned simultaneously toward the door. Lori was still standing in the
doorway and Ryan was pointing directly at her. Melody stepped out from behind Logan.
    “Lori.
What are you saying?”
    “She’s
not saying anything. Are you?” Ryan straightened, glaring at Lori.
    “I’m
saying enough is enough, Ryan. You’ve done this before and I’ve stood by,
silently, while you’ve ruined careers and lives. And now, I’m not silent
anymore.”
    Ryan
took a step toward Lori, a look of panic in his eyes. But Logan was there,
between them.
    “Back,
Ryan. Step back.”
    “She’s
lying. She’s jealous because I rebuffed her advances. That’s all, just
jealousy.”
    Melody
turned to Lori. “Who else?”
    “The
woman who you replaced. And the woman who left for Hirschbeck last year. An
intern two years ago, who ended up getting divorced. And Melissa.”
    Melody
rounded on Ryan. “You did this to Melissa too?”
    “I
never touched Melissa.” Ryan was indignant. “She’s a paralegal.”
    “No,
but you had her fired. Because of what she knew…what she saw at the bar, with
you and Melody,” Lori said.
    “You
bastard! She was my friend and you made me believe she wasn’t a competent
employee. But she saw what you did and you knew it, and you fired her? How
could you?”
    There
was a noise in the hall and Melody turned. A small crowd had gathered and
pushing his way to the front was Joe Hunter. He stepped into the office,
closing the door behind him.
    “There
have been complaints regarding a fight. Ryan…” Joe was peering at