nd Cole, Chloe was on the phone. Her

my discharge papers. Now. T

ady yanked from the back of her hand, leaving an angry purple bruise. No arguments, no p

two large suitcases and started packing. She took only what had been hers before she met him: her clothes, her books, her lapt

e nursed a glass of whiskey. His friends Hunt

tant?" Hunter asked, a

words, "we're over," echoed in his skull, a discordant rhythm that wouldn'

en. They just want a little attention. Carroll used to pull the sam

nything like Carroll, but he couldn't put

ly falling for her," Hunter

e snapped, but a flicker o

We all know she looks like Carroll. That's why you hired her

ike being picked apart. Just then his phone buzzed. It was Carroll, her v

sense of duty, of responsibili

said with a knowing smile. It felt less like a s

he took one last look around the lavish space, this beautiful

or. "Are you sure about this, Chloe?

ched the city lights slide past the

strange pull. "Take a detour. Drive p

windows of the penthouse. They were dark. An u

self. She'll cool off. She'll be back

told the driver to head to the h