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mall, leather-bound notebook to her chest. It contained the secrets of an underground network tied to a powerful corporatio

smile that melted her defenses. They shared long conversations over espresso, laughing like old friends rediscovering e

a," her informant had warned.

he was the only person in the world who mattered. She didn't wan

old hand grip her arm. Whipping around, s

low and urgent. "You need

o it's true, isn't it

. "But it's not what you think. I'm trying to bring them down too. That notebook

she whispered, taking

ring into hers. "Because I'd rather

d respond, a sharp crack pierced the air-a gunshot. Aiden shoved her

he gasped,

tighter, she fled into the night, promising herself she'd uncov

t over. It was