ing. The tension was so thick it felt like a physical weight p
e a custom-tailored Tom Ford suit that cost more than most
ort and slammed it onto the table.
d wood and stopped right in front
," Drake said. His voice was low, sm
opened his mouth, stammering, unable to form a coherent sentence
generic ringtone sh
from Drake's private phone, resting next to his coffee cup
h drop. He knew his boss despised interruptions. Ale
ingle finger. Ale
frown creased his forehead. He pick
CEO vanished. Drake slouched slightly in his chair. When he spoke, his voice w
Drake
heir boss, a man who routinely destroyed entire compani
king for a ride. An image of her sitting a
antique Patek Phili
irty minutes," Drake
e lethal aura slammed back into the room. Drake stood up
red, his eyes sweeping the terrified faces. "Risk Mana
pack their things, practic
s private elevator.
at the changing floor numbers. "And siphon th
d, but his training k
the faded jeans and the cheap, oil-stained denim jacket. He looked at himself in the mirror. The man st
armored SUVs. He climbed in, turned the key, and sped out
and coughed as it pulled up to the curb
gling to drag a heavy cardboard box out of th
rked in a black SUV down the street. He wanted them to carry the boxes. But hal
yla's hands. He deliberately let his shoulder dip, pretending the we
reached out, her hands grippi
s full of worry. "Did you not slee
d, self-deprecating smile. "Night shifts
ity. "Once we get settled, I'll coo
thick wall of cynicism in his chest cracked, just a fraction
both boxes, ignoring the weight, and shoved them into th
red, opening the pas
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