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firm. Legendary. Untouchable. The kind of firm that didn't represent individuals, b

a surprise. Why was I meeting

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partner. I will be coordinating with him.

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s that required absolute discretion, cases that personally interested him. He had assigned Leo, his trusted mentor, as the initial point of contact so he could o

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laced a gentle hand on my shoulder. "I'v

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predatory grin spreading acr

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soaring. "Money is no object. Get his office on

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. Ten-th

his time tomorrow, we'll have the best lawyer in the country on our

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lass and steel, designed to intimidate. Voices were h

t a steady, determined drum in my chest.

gave me a professional but cool smile. "Of course, Ms.

ng, quiet hallway li

over the city. Archibald Knight watched the small, determined figure of a woma

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