punched Alex's bypass code into the keypad of

ripped off her leather jacket and pulled the uniform on. She tied her hair into a tight bun,

champagne flutes and pushed through

eth. Lasers sliced through

idn't blink. She drove the hard edge of the silver tray directl

ar. "V01. End of the hall. B

ding to serve the adjacent booth. As she passed a tall

iece, followed by Haden's

turn in six months, Mr. Carrillo

the audio. It was heavy, suffoca

r collateral is tied up in litig

ugene's voice was like a s

ase, if you just look

out of my sight,

f pulling the fire alarm, the he

ds. He hit the Persian rug hard, the air rus

luttered down, slap

her back, pretending to wi

is breath. He didn't even look at the waitre

r mask. Step one, comp

t just walked into the private lounge next door with a black brief

private lounge. The Song Group helped destr

sliver of yellow light spille

stepped silently toward t

nsive whiskey and heavy

tep toward the

L

lammed shut. The dead

ashed directly into a wall

back of her neck. The grip was like iron. He sl

knocked fr

ed, feral eyes stared down at he

e twitched. His chest heaved. His body heat r

e Car

n her waist, his touch burn

was pure gravel, rough and danger

ibs. Her hand slid slowly toward the

nto the eyes