Rachel's POV
The coffee shop was quiet at that hour, just the hiss of the espresso machine and a few people at laptops near the window. We took a corner table and he ordered without looking at the menu, which told me he'd been here before.
I smiled and took my time to study him, he appeared to be grounded in this world because he oozed confidence.
“So, Daniel. Let’s hear this idea of yours.”
"I've been following the Horton Group for about eighteen months," Daniel said. He set his phone face down on the table. "What you've built in that time from a standing start is genuinely impressive. The resort alone is a statement, but the speed at which you've moved across the sectors — that's what caught my attention."
"You mentioned a project," I said.
"I did." He leaned forward slightly. "I w
