Do You Believe in Magic?
Chapter One
"Are you accusing me of hacking into our system, Herb?" Francie Stevens looked
her boss straight in the eye while dismay warred with outrage in her mind. How could he
think such a thing about her, that she would be a party to such an act? And against the
company she worked for?
She grasped the edge of the conference table between them, ready either to push
back from it or to propel herself across at her accuser, but she wasn't sure which.
"Not at all, Francie." Herb Greenwood, vice president for information technology
at Brazos Chemical, made placating gestures with his hands. "Don't jump to any
conclusions. Just calm down and we'll explain. Bear with us, okay?"
Francie struggled to control herself. This news was the last thing she expected.
She told herself to follow Herb's advice and calm down, but to listen very, very carefully
to what was being said. She wasn't going to be a fall guy or a scapegoat for anybody.
She pushed her glasses up on her nose and nodded stiffly, but didn't relax her posture.
"Okay."
Herb waved a hand at the man sitting on Francie's right. ... read full excerpt from Do You Believe in Magic? ebook
