tan apartment. She had just stepped out of the shower. She wore a thick w
ed into the room carrying a silver tray. Resting on the v
ornate crest of t
ped its way out of her throat. It was the symbol she us
dstock-an invitation to a private yacht party on the Hudson. The cal
usin" back to New York society. It was a blat
table. She tapped her fingernails against the
onto a boat, trap her on the water, and publicly e
closed environment. A chance to get dang
a coffee mug in hand. He glance
he trash," Jus
ked, not looking
s that boat. You step on board, you're a rat in
nic brightness. "You don't win a war by hiding in a bunker, Justus
ng his head at her reckless
ail, typed in the address for Evelina's social
sive walk-in closet. She didn't need pastel colors or
ent. She pulled it out. It was a floor-length silk slip dress. The
atching her hold the dress up. "Do you
d. "This is family business. If you're there, Eve
s voice dropping an octave. "He is the law in that circ
imson dress and pulled it up. The silk clung to every curve of her
ak his laws," she whisp
a tiny, flesh-colored earpiece. She slid it into her ear canal, tapping it twice to test the encrypted frequency connecting her
militant precision in her posture. He realiz
t a sleek, black canister of military-grade pepper spray.
didn't think she'd need it, but sh
the screen. A text message from an unsaved nu
embarrass
A vicious smile stretched across her face.
tch and looked at Jus
ly against the hardwood. She looked like a woman walking to h
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