e pocket of her sweatpants. She turned

something else," Rose said. Her tone was suddenly

ned back around. Her

ured two glasses of bourbon. She pu

rne is dead

brushing against the fabric of her hoodie. Sh

state senator?" Lila asked. Her voice

she didn't overdose. She tried to sell Sterling

h me?" Lila asked. The air in

ring hard at Lila. "And Mia was the girl your mothe

ical blow to the chest. Her breath hitched. A

a whisper. "Did you leak Ashley's meeting to the Sterlings? Did you

e, but it dropped, becoming dangerously cold, slicing through the warm air of the safehouse. "Don't ever accuse me of that agai

ment. Finally, the older woman's should

environment you are walking into. The Obsidian Club is ful

e pulled out a tiny, black butto

o-tracker and an audio transmitter. Sew

e button. It weig

walking out, press it three times," Rose ins

irt she had to wear for her shift. She found a needle and thread in the desk dra

ress," Rose said. "Do not loo

id. She bit the t

. She threw it back. The alcohol burned a hot trai

abbed

Lila," Rose

ew York night. The rain had stopped, leaving the streets slick