ter, but first, Darian had one loose end to

d her back. Just for one hour. There was a merger file-the OmniTech acquisition-

to the boardroom

ers, bankers, and the OmniTech CEO. Grant sat

" Grant said stiffly.

king her seat at the laptop connected to the

ened. "Fine. Just

adsheets. She began to walk the investors through the valuation. She wa

's personal

e had assigned to Aim

arian saw his eyes narrow for a fraction of a second. A flicker of red light from a security

take this,"

dn't interrupt a billion-dol

and tearful. "Baby, my stomach hurts. I think it's cram

ng in the bathroom of this very building. She had called Grant, bl

And she had been back at

coming, Aimee. I'll t

said, offended. "We are in

with Darian's over the heads of the investors. It was a silent challenge. I know what you're doin

. The investors looked at each other,

side her finally snapped. The last thread of l

Grant had left his admin

oth. "Let's take a five-minute recess.

ed but filed o

ross the keyboard. She didn't open the addendum.

r of the Klein Group, ten years ago. The illegal short-se

there. The

esigned herself years ago. She plugged it in and executed a script. To any network security, it would appear as a routine diag

50%..

r handl

investors walked back in. She slipped the

inue?" Darian

the deal for him. She made him ten

weapon that would

she felt lighter than air. She sl

"Vance Law Firm,"

n by Darian's script. It looked like nothing had happened. But he knew. He felt it. He had lost some

head of sec

nt whispered.