rs of the staff, and walked toward the elevators. Her face

f the elevator into the l

ally getting kicked to the curb. I told you, Alisha, you never belong

d to try so hard to please him, to win the family

with pity. "I used to think you were just an ungrateful brat. Now I reali

d a secret obsession with Celestia for ye

g. "You can bark all you want, but whether I leave the Carli

t let me tell you a secret. My worth is tied to my first name; yours is tied to your last. You'd bet

m, leaving Pierce

uter screens, completely locked out of the core systems. The data was a labyrinth s

sion into one of helpless distress, and too

said softly

ver go?" he asked,

med very upset. She left out crucial access codes and

with instant fury. "Sh

, playing the perfect victim. "It's my

w clenched. "She is deliberately sabotag

is coat and