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it?" Ben asked, his eye

n't bring herself to say the word 'fired' yet. It made it too

n spat. "You're the

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a silver Porsche 911 screeched to a halt in the l

today. He was in designer jeans and a cashm

le

a kept walking, aiming

wait!

und, ready to scream. He flinched

she bragged about it at breakfast.

from me,

her by a rubber band. It looked messy, desperate. "I... I couldn't get a check. She froz

cash. It was dirty

ou think you can buy your way out of the fact that

money into her hand. "Please, Elena. I can't stand the thought of you s

no 'we',

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d, she needed it. It would sa

actly what Victoria thought she was: a d

ok the

is face. "Thank you. I knew you'd be reasonable.

hrew th

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ed, scrambling to catch a hundred-dol

d, her voice trembling with adrenaline. "And I

pavement, gathering the money as pedestrians stopped

id. "But at least

who was watching the s

. "Give me the

The press van? Elena,

. A corruption lead I've been sitting on. If I break a national story

She just needed to move. She needed to drive

He looked at Spencer groveling for cash on the sidewal

natching the keys. "Come with me. You can

rinned nervously. "I

down the block. Elena jumped into the passenger seat, h

Elen

d lurched into traffic, leaving Spencer K

t the window. The sky above was turning a bruised pur

arning in effect for I-95 North. Drivers are ad

n muttered.

e cool glass. She closed her eye