She had been summoned here by a cryptic email from "The Management." Anja was a 'Fixer'—a corporate problem solver for high-end hospitality. Usually, her targets were embezzling managers or leaking guest lists. But this was different. This was the Frost Suite.
Anja stood in the hallway of the Lustery Executive Suites, the plush carpet silencing the tap of her boots. She stared at the unfinished word. Surprised? Surprised to see you? Surprise party? It was maddeningly vague, much like the situation she found herself in.
The string of text on the doorplate read: Below it, someone had taped a handwritten note that simply said, “Surpr...” The marker had run out of ink halfway through the word, leaving the ending a mystery. Lustery E1106 Anja Amelia And Billy Frost Surpr...
"Centennial?" Anja raised an eyebrow. "You mean hundredth birthday?"
Billy shook his head. "Mother doesn't guess. Mother knows. She has a preternatural ability to sense anticipation. She’s like a shark that smells blood in the water, but instead of blood, it’s enthusiasm." She had been summoned here by a cryptic
In the center of the living room stood Amelia Frost. Unlike her brother’s stoic demeanor, Amelia was vibrating with energy. She was dressed in a flapper-style dress made of sequined fabric that shimmered like snow. She was holding a large, wrapped box.
"I'm precisely on time," Anja countered, checking her watch. "And I'm here because you requested a 'corporate intervention.' What seems to be the problem, Mr. Frost?" This was the Frost Suite
"We were practicing the banner," Amelia explained, pacing the room. "We were going to hang it over the balcony. But the housekeeping cart rolled away with the tape. We tried to improvise. And then... Mother called."