sweat and perfume and someth

ion through his palm. The train screamed into the station, brakes shrie

man's briefcase knocked against his knee. The air was thick, unbreathabl

sed hi

VESTIGATE

nto desperation. What had she been afraid of? Who had she been running from

umbled onto the platform, gas

look expensive. Anderson pushed through the revolving doors, nodded to the r

st's voice followed him. "You

't break stride

any voices, too many eyes tracking his progress toward his desk. He kept his

z was sit

n computer, his own carefully organized client files. Luca had them s

ff my

ad been waiting for this moment. "Anderson. Rough night? You look like

ut, snatched the files from Luca's grip. Pape

aid, "and I'll have you in front of

messenger. Raven's looking for you. Something about the Spence account." He leaned for

ed from clenching.

a weapon, invading personal space, forcing retreat. "Because from where I'm standing, you don't look like

s ground. "Get.

stepped aside, but his shoulder caught Anderson's as he passed, a

led by three," Luca called over h

were shaking again. He sat down, ha

ulled out his phone. A missed call and a voicemail from an unknown number sat in his notifications. The message was brief, professional. Kasper H

." A woman's voice, p

d to speak with Kasper Hayes reg

. Hayes has a cancellation at

es

en minutes early for

ne wen

emails, each one demanding attention, each one representing a problem someone exp

Raven Stein's of

rough the ambient noise lik

s, curious and predatory. Luca stood near the water coole

Straightened his

She stood behind her desk, arms crossed, a tabloid newspa

ain t

distance, but unmistakable. Hailee Spence's husband, emerging from

is hit?" And

inutes. She's threatening to terminate our contract, Anderson. She'

d w

this doesn't become a story about our incompetence." She rubbed her temples, manicured nails digg

le

rk of a response. Hailee Spence was a businesswoman first, a wife second. She cared abou

work wi

lee Spence stepped through, sunglasses covering half her

ened his spine an