op this

eading on his upper lip. He reached for h

ed. It was

ed. It was a subtle movement, a shift of weight,

was like running into a wall. He stumbled b

e stranger, dismissing him. He didn't see the danger.

even look at him. He

problem?"

. It was sharp enough to cut

sick! She's not in her right mind! She just got out of

hear. He wanted to shame her into submission

like the cameras. He made a sm

ith the tablet, stepped forward.

Levinson, legal counsel. You are currently engaging in harassment and menacing

o you know who I am

y turned his head.

the room seemed t

e," the stranger s

at. He saw something in the stranger's eyes. It was the look of a

ed, pointing a shaking finger at her. "

face. The label. The stigma. It wa

her hand over hers, covering her trembling

ranger said softly. "She seems perfectl

Preston. "You're out

toward the c

ne who belonged to the stranger-stepped into his path. Pres

tired eyes and a coffee stain on her blouse, looke

" she

so badly she dropped he

handed it to the clerk along w

the passport

nik

tile takeovers were legendary, whose financial network was a black hole she'd been tr

a form. The sound

ere," s