squeaked rhythmically, a grating sound that scraped against her nerves. D

e doors slid open, and Betsey pushed the cart inside. Dani followed, standing as

em in the small metal box. T

ls with your background end up on the street. Your mother certainly h

an attack on her mother's memory, the only decent thing Betsey had left. Her

d the twentieth floor. The mechanical noi

y stopped breathing and turned her

, glancing at Betsey. She saw the look in the butler's eyes. It wasn't anger. It was

She took an involuntary step back, pre

it cut through the air like a shard of ice. "You seem to be under a great deal of stress,

sk, a glimpse of something ancient and dangerous. S

. They had reached

She looked down at her shoes, her shoulders slumped, her hand

clutching her throat as if she'd been physically

looked like she wanted to scream for security, but something in Betsey's blank st

ctiveness. Dani straightened her blou

hissed, her voice raspy.

"You are the personal attendant for the incoming gu

ut she knew the name. Everyone knew

mile returning to her face. "He destroys people

Perez," Be

repeatedly, desperate to put distance between hersel

The carpet was thick and plush under her ru

neck, checking her pulse. 60 beat

ouble doors of the Presidential Suite. She was ready for the