Nathaniel, and the moment the latch engaged,

htly vacuous smile she had worn for the last hour van

loset, pushing aside rows of designer dresses that Nathaniel had bought for her-dress

rs finding the hidden latch instantly. The panel

scanner. It beeped once, a low, af

built laptop with no branding, and a Glock 19 with two spare magazines. She also grabbed Nathaniel's s

on the floor of the closet, surrounded by fifty thousa

d, she plugged a small, black satellite dongle into the USB port, establishin

rackpad. She typed in a series of commands that bypassed t

The username on the oth

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ia: Re

records from Zurich attached. Spoil

s notes. It was a masterpiece of forgery, but Mouse had found the metadata errors. The dates di

dying. Sh

closed

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ain where her hope used to be. She had loved Nathaniel. She had loved him enough to hide who she

en the other person treat

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ge transfers to Julia Evans or shell companies associated wi

ghtgown. She dressed quickly in black trousers, a black turtleneck, and boots. The clothes

apon, and the phones. She left the diamonds. She left the

phone and dialed a number

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a said. "I signed th

other end. Then, a sigh t

I was beginning to think you enjo

toria said softly. "I wa

o love anything but their own reflections. Do you want

re. Julia Evans is a fraud, Dad. Someone is pulling

ou're emotional. Emotion

she said, her voice

nrad grunted. "D

toria said dryly. "I'll manag

me when you're done

ad. Victoria del

She took the elevator down to the lobby, the silence

moved her emergency funds-a modest but sufficient sum she had kept hidden from Natha

doorman, a kind older man named

trip, Mrs.

t was the first genuine s

, Henry. And y

ving the driver the address of the St. Regis Hotel. She needed a n