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eel and aggressive fluorescent lighting. Jocelyn stood in front of th

had the money. She had the

ill had the physical keys to the safe where the Henderson merger files were kept. She c

aughing. They didn't see her tuc

sked, grabbing a water bottle. "Aspen looks lik

guy snickered. "Isn't she still

ne said dismissively. "He was never going

g. The ceramic bit int

eamed. But the machine sputters. It hissed violently,

gasped, drop

over her hand. The pain

attered on

inning around. Their faces

fe! We d

shoving her hand under the cold tap. The ski

in this building Jocelyn tolerated, rushed

bed paper towels, wetting them. "You need to go to

teeth. The water helped, but the throbbin

envelope from her blazer

is to HR

ight of the paper. "You're quitting?

fore the Gala,

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ice triggered a physical recoil in

y stairwell just as Kieran s

. Tanned, rested, wearing a suit that cost five thousand dollars

her, sir," she hear

tonight," Kieran barked, not breaking stride.

he cold concrete wall of the

party where he was debuting his new fiancé

buzzed in

text from

t? I know a place tha

. She wanted to hide in a dark booth with the myste

ad to fin

usy. Work

she was still running errand

er was forming across her knuckles. I

the Gala. She would give him the files.