screamed in protest, every muscle aching as if she had run

to stay, but she refused. Staying meant waiting f

s flew across the keys, bypassing the hospital's firewa

he screen: ACCOUNT FROZE

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phone and dialed a number she had memorize

he said into the receiver. "Standard div

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k desk, signing documents. He d

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it," s

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around the desk, closing the distance between them. He

at his tie knot because she couldn't bear to look

orcing her to look up. Hi

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ment, Kara. Specifically, th

st the desk, cr

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a son to replace the reputa

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whispered. "I just lo

y. "You got rid of a problem. Do

no negotiating with him. He didn't see her as a hu

ompany to the ground with three keystrokes. But she stopped. Any move she made as The Ghost would be traced back to the manor's network.

he door inte

ant, poked his head in.

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break eye con

he said calmly. "Until my wife lea

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