bbing her skin with a stiff-bristled brush until it turned raw and red. She was trying to wash him off. T

he droplets on her face. It wasn't just fear. It was the terrifying realization that for a

the door ma

t. "You're twelve hours late. I

n a thick bathrobe. She opened the door. Harper wa

ng a tube of heavy-duty concealer from her bag.

igned, her hands moving

t her. "Look at the news. Vanderbilt Estate is on lockd

e took the tablet. The headline

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the pile of clothes she had discarded on

and touched the fabric. "Is that... Vicuña

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furiously on his keyboard. "Jedidi

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g to a whisper, "you are in serious trouble. St

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rised by the sound of her

was the specific ringtone assigned to t

picked

hrough the speaker. "Cherry said you ran off last nigh

ped the microphone twice wi

eanora yelled. "I have news for yo

ne wen

the phone. "Sh

. "It's a trap. Stay he

. "No. The safest place is right under their noses. Jedidiah Stone is loo

olded it carefully inside out, and placed it i

, Quentin stood bef

n she would have passed the main camera bank. It's not amateur work; it's military-grade stealth tech. We only have a back profile from a di

up from his comp

s,

? You think she deployed an EMP, breached my security, disabled three locks, and c

s,

n eye on the Peck family. O'Connell was looking fo

ized gray sweater and thick-rimmed glasses. Her postu

e tinted window lowered an inch, just enough