arred restaurant pushed open. Kinsey stepped into the warm, dimly

immediately stepped into her path. He looked at her tac

nd condescending. "We are fully booked for the

er pocket, pulled out her limitless Amex Black Card, and slammed it down o

ondescension melted off his face instantly.

. We have our best ta

floor-to-ceiling glass. Below her, the glittering lights o

ran over, handing her

bone-in Tomahawk steak. Rare. And open a bottl

t the wine cost mor

along the sidewalks. Ants, she thought. In exactly one month, they would all be frozen solid, their expen

ive steak. It was charred on the

ed blood and rich juices pooled onto the white porcelain plate. She put a piec

ter, frozen tree bark in the wasteland tried to s

rid bunker. She used her stylus to circle the critical zones. She needed heavy-duty d

d, is tha

oice cut through

cktail dresses were staring at her. Kinsey recognized the one

lly raising her voice so Kinsey could hear. "Selling off all her shar

giggled behind the

d up her crisp, white linen napkin and slowly

he walked over

smile on her face. "Ca

water sitting in the center of their table. Without a word, she

The water ruined her expensive b

chair. "Are you insane?!" she scream

completely dead, void of any empathy or fear. It was the l

ocating pressure radiating from Kinsey made Sa

She walked to the front counter, dropped two thousand dolla

aybach was waiting at

exchange," she

es of retinal scanners in a subterranean vault deep ben

ns, rubbed his hands together. "Miss Elliott! What kind

"I want every single solid gold bar

iott, physical gold is incredibly difficu

. "Do you want the millions in commission fees, Higgins, or

Sweat beaded on his fore

l vault. Four heavy-duty reinforced carts sat in the cente

rity," Kinsey said. "Ever

armed guards out. The massive steel doo

y was

She placed her hands flat against

vated th

the tons of gold vanished in

ires retreated to the Ark Olympus, paper money would be toilet paper. Th

s looked inside and his jaw dropp

d transport," Kinsey lied smoothly. "T

cility and stepped onto

her pocket. The screen

D: Uncle