g agency was a chaot

a shaved head and a permanent scowl. He sat across from Davina

n the new TikTok al

lied, her hands folded in her lap. "Brands need

zzword," Gavin scoffe

Davina shot back. "You can'

grin. "You start now. Probationary period is three mont

anything," Dav

arning the company's software, and meeting her new colleague

. She didn't recognize the numb

oice was like a bu

eet, pressing a hand to her ear to bl

eps," he said. "The natural con

kipped a beat. "

flatly. "In vitro fertilization.

"That's a huge medical procedure. You c

gument. "I have no desire to sleep with you again.

she should be relieved. No more forced

id, her voice

Dr. Helen Shaw at the Upper East Side

tered. "Let me guess, you had

id dismissively. "The consultati

ide flaring up. "I'll pay f

on the line. "Why

anything," she said. "Not a sin

. "Suit yourself. Just don't let your

hun

less than a thousand dollars in her bank account. IVF consultations co

nt. Then she went back to work, burying herself i

lipping through a folder. His assistant had just deliv

ions. A gas station. A grocery

ng the line. New York Presb

pital. She hadn't bought clothes or jewel

d. Maybe she was telling the truth. Maybe she

classic con artist move. Establish a sympathetic backstory to

s expression hardening.

office building, Derik B

was a candid shot of Elana Maddox, taken at a charity even

en her, a scared sixteen-year-old girl at a foster care fundraiser. He had been a young ma

Protected her from the shadows. And now,

t a full update on Daisy Maddox's condition. And f

cross his face. He wasn't doing this