he scratched coffee table. The thick paper
of the guest house, his breathing shallow and fast. He kep
illed with hot cocoa. She placed a gentle hand on
eramic. The heat seeped into her skin. It had bee
only wants a blood connection to the Lott family.
ed at her, his brow furrowed,
tella is adopted. Legally and biologically, I
ho initiates the cancellation with the Yates fam
lt them by breaking the contract, they
he room seemed to drop. "If the Yates family
was just acting tough. "Whatever ha
a sat alone by the drafty window. The cold wind bit at her cheeks.
g and pulled out a heavily modified, matte-black sm
in a thirty-two-character dynamic encryption
me was "K. Stone." An encrypted voic
o-earpiece into her e
oice came through, c
a whispered int
n is collapsing. They desperately need the Yates fam
That explained why Eleanor was
of mercy. "Sever the return channels for their
eyboard through the earpiece. Ten seconds late
I need Damian Yates's
"The Yates family's firewalls are military-grad
. She needed to strike before E
iding place. She looked at the mansion again, her eye
e wearing a simple grey tracksuit. The air was crisp.
e center of the stone path. Stella was wearing a silk robe, holding a cu
nearby gardeners to hear. "Still have the energy to run? You should be
didn't yell. She didn't look angry. She just looked at Stell
l space. She leaned down, her lips h
e a cold, lethal hiss. "I know Eleanor has been hiding something about your
face, leaving her looking like a corpse. The coffee cup in her hand
th shut about me, or I'll make sure every secret your pre
ring Stella's hyperventilating form,
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