f her office, watching a fleet of delivery

istics & Import, carrying cargo that represented millions of nair

in her chair and

starin

urn around. "

avy file onto the desk with a dull th

en I'm th

s, raising an eyebrow

nd

signment deadlines, weekend parties, relationship dr

stoms clearance, three delayed shipments, a supplier who thinks I'

laughing. "See? E

nt smile tugged at her lips as

he ran her fingertips over the embossed text. There had been a time when seeing that name

rifted bac

ife's work afloat. Through every shift and tragedy, Serena had remained anchored by her side. She was the rare kind of fri

e suffocating silences, and the days when Maya wanted nothing more than to shut out the entire

t would have landed anyone else permanently on Maya's blacklist-l

asked, catchi

thi

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rena quipped, thoug

oo well to be fooled by a brave face. She knew when Maya was p

aight to business. "What's the

the desk. "The supplier al

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tast

ore," Serena a

paperwork. "Why does that phr

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is exha

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the folder

andling the secondary leg of

slightly from Ma

official notic

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provide a c

er palms against the des

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ive financial hit; it would crush Clark's reputation before they could pr

rnative supplier

an eyebrow. "J

, her posture straightening. "

across Serena's fa

nced ove

inks she can fix

to," Maya rep

, resolute, but visibly worn. There were buried parts of herself she never let the outside

mo

in her palm. An unfamiliar

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et her on

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he call abruptl

reen, a cold prickle of un

na asked, noticing h

m expression and slipped the phone int

for distractions. Whatever belonged in the past was going to stay

ipment," Maya said

approval. "T

a small, dete

was about to rewrite everything-not just for Clark's Logistics, but for her