o men in identical black suits stepped out
happening, they grabbed her by the up
her legs dragging uselessl
er right said. His grip was like a steel vice, bru
ly into the backseat
st the leather seat, her teeth chattering uncontrollably. She wat
ow and let out a shaky breath. The towering glass fac
y had sent some
ched her through the private underground
d her down the quiet, carpeted hallway and pushed he
hogany table. Her mother, Anissa, and her older brother
reached out her shaking, mud-caked hands. "Some
, sharp step backward, avoiding Dorothea's touch entirely. "Look at you," Anissa gaspe
slipping between Dorothea's ribs. She f
nila folder onto the table. Th
. He wasn't angry at the injustice. He was terrif
stopped b
voice cracking with panic. "Choice one: We cut all tie
ard, leaning o
up has on Wall Street will be shorted into ban
ather. Her brain struggl
forward. "Dad, Dott
ff roared, shooting h
Dorothea? The Fowler name is ruined! He will destroy everything our family has built
them. The realization crashed
fredo didn't even have to touch her. He just squeezed her fam
chest. She slowly stood up straight, ignoring the agonizing pain in her legs. Sh
her voice dead. "Yo
ad silent. No one lo
open. Two uniformed NYPD o
of paper. "I have a warrant for your arrest in connection to
away. Her mother
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