g windows of the VIP suite at the private h

. He had changed into a crisp, dark navy shirt. A fre

t of the bed, holding

reen. "Senator Vance's convoy was delayed on the highway. He missed the cruci

tablet. His brow w

ng a custom Maybach, and putting your own life at risk to stall a politi

ched over to the bedside table, picked up

ifice?" Foster asked, h

linked.

s dark eyes locked onto Errol

brake lines cut

ine shock radiating from his face. "You... you orche

walked over to the window, looking down at the

d Vance. It cleared the Pruitt family name of any suspicion regarding the recent

ead slightly, looki

voice dropping an octave, "I knew exactly w

his brain. The traffic cameras. The rhines

bait just to force an

nestone button. He rolled it between his thumb and index fi

cameras," Foster commanded.

fully to f

olding in his mouth for a decade. "Confirm her schedule. She is s

d hard and nod

Ensure the 'wedding gift' for Miss Rivers is delivered exactly as instructed

ent, sir," Errol confi

e room, closing the d

ooked down at the button in his hand. His c

d to the empty room. "You're

dal suite of the Holy Trinity C

ang gown felt like a suit of armor. Outside the thick wooden door, she coul

e, sitting on the van

it up. The screen displayed

efore swiping to answer. She

el

ook

masked by a heavy digital scrambler. It

ntly. Her spine went

replied. "I know what you saw in

the phone tightened until her knuck

peaker. "I want to give you a wedding

anity and snatched up her iPad. She

ssage with a large

unzipped, flooding her

ed. Her heart slamm

s. Wire transfers moving millions of dollars out of the Rivers fa

were scanned documents with

elony fraud. It was a coordinated, il

m?" the voice asked thr

er hands were shaking, but this ti

ust a sex tape to end this far

s into her palm until the ski

id, her voice dropping to a lethal whisper

ne wen

d a small USB drive into her iPad and tr

out and gripped it

ounded at

ring a custom tuxedo, his silver hair perfectly st

said, checking his Rolex. "Don

e slipped the small USB drive into a hidden slit

a brilliant, f

dream of i

his. The warmth radiating from his arm made

e first massive chords of the organ filled