t the plush leather headrest

tailored, charcoal-gray suit that fit perfectly across his

iPad. "Sir, The Sovereign Club has cleared the entire thir

e, curt nod. He di

ket pocket. He pulled it out. The screen f

e disgust was

rejecting the call, and imm

e it the investigation into

n years ago, but the timeline doesn't fit. More importantly, Bristol is a coward. The girl who

said. "I will widen t

and stopped in front of the reinforced steel do

t The Sovereign Club," Arthur noted from the front seat. "They have c

aiting on the curb. He bowed slight

es said smoothly, using Elwyn's

thout a word, stepping i

lack Ferrari SF90 roared into t

illed th

quid night. The slit ran up her thigh, revealing a silver stiletto. Her hair was pulled back into

he valet and walked towa

The red laser s

open. The digital screen f

nsive cigars and aged bourbon. She bypassed the crowded main floor an

ed down the long, dimly lit hallway. The t

the elevator doors at the

bodyguards. He turned and started walking

s intentionally poor, casting d

r. The distance closed. Fift

rated with a high-priority medical alert from his R&D team. He

he security feed of the Onyx room. She turned her head slightly to the right, her eyes

ssed ea

feet of space

the woman in the black dress

. But underneath that icy freshness, there was a faint, almost imperceptible trace of a metallic

d for a fraction of a sec

d and tur

pty. The woman had alr

Her heart was beating a little faster than normal. The

raised her knuckles, a