#Chapter 69 - Mutual Territory

Lorenzo had every intention of telling Eleanor his plans about meeting with Cruz. However if he had told her, she would no doubt insist upon attending the meeting with him. And that would not have been ideal. What Lorenzo needed was for Cruz to speak frankly and directly with him. He needed to know what man wanted out of this little deal he once proposed to them. But, most of all, he simply didn’t want Cruz around Eleanor at all. It was no mystery that Sterling was overly interested in his Luna. He noticed the way that Cruz kept looking at Eleanor all those weeks ago back at the Luna Moon Festival. The flaring look of deep interest in his eyes was a sign enough—He wanted her. And Lorenzo despised it. Hell, he nearly lost his mind when he heard that Cruz went out of his way to find Eleanor at that cafe. Eleanor tried to play it off as a coincidence but he knew better. After their visit with the county coroner, Lorenzo sent a message to Cruz, asking him to meet at a local b