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urge to destroy something physical was a sickness in my blood, the only way I knew how to release the crushing pressure. I pulled

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ights felt different than the li

ve jingled clearly. I closed my eyes for a second and inhaled deeply. The rich, bitte

a corner leather booth, wearing a r

hrew her arms around my shoulders, pulling me into a fierce hug,

a whispered fiercely into my hair, h

ed my eyes. I patted her back firmly. "I f

as tote bag and pulled out my laptop, the scre

ed to my encrypted mobile hotspot. My fingers flew ac

op around so Am

ved corporate charter. *Kidd Legal Consu

e air. She reached down, unclasped her leather briefcase, and p

down on the woode

classified watermark of her

e property division claims," Amira

were Colton's hidden commercial real estate assets and

"Gerald, his bulldog lawyer, is going to slap tha

The liquid was hot, grounding

er command string into the terminal, bypassing

older. Inside sat exactly

I said

the logs of every single fatal compliance loophole I had p

rp breath, her hands

fty-fifty," I said, my voice dead and flat, "I will su

ou don't ask predators for mercy

fying, predatory glee. She was l

sh drive into my port and began syncing

soft flutter. "This isn't revenge, Amira

d squeezed my hand hard. "We are

flat-screen TV was muted, pla

he bottom: *Farmer Capital CEO enters

k SUV. His face was a mask of cold, untouchable arrogance. Two colleg

felt nothing. He looked like a strange

ase and pulled the zipper shut. The metal te

gundy jacket, and flashed a smile that looked lik

most arrogant man on Wall