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ned directly int

s of Manhattan like a black mirror. The apartment was massive-cold, mod

aid, spinning in a slow circle to t

the living room, which was dominated by a glass wall overlooking Central Park. "It was a luc

urs," I said, pointing

res," she stammered, looking at

And I don't share a bed. There's a guest r

the kitchen i

eas

ed, deliberate efficiency, reaching for a glass from

as

tered on the h

r until my knuckles turned white. I made sure my voi

"Don't touch it! You'll cut yourself." She knelt down, carefull

to my face. "I used to be the best player on the ice,"

my legs earlier. The illusion was working perfectly. "You're not u

led, thick with unspoken tension. I reached out, letting my

ianna. It's be

running in the en-suite spa. I knew exactly what she was doing-stripping off that dress that smelled like the worst day

the shower was s

stretching my back. I winced slightly-the welts I'd taken earlier were real en

monitors hidden behind a piece

eillance feeds from Kena's estate. A live f

my phone and

e ice. "And Cole? Find out which professor at Elianna's univers

the accounts

ed. "Log every transaction Kena makes.

Elianna's bedroom door. I tes

predatory curve

pered to the wood.

r and sat down, becoming