suite's front door unlock
lungs burned. She stepped backward, melting i
the suite. Two large men
the empty living room.
. Do not let anyo
tepped out. The heav
om. He pulled a phone from hi
doorframe. Water dripped f
ut someone definitely spiked Mr. Lott's drink. I need
ame from the
s hand twitched ag
ne immediately. He rush
d. She slid out of the shadows. Her bare feet made zero sound on the floor. She darted ac
oice came from the bath
led the air. Bryton's voice was rough,
"Get the hell out. I need
ed to find
id ge
ed out of the bedroom. The main d
slow, silent breat
on high echoed from the bathroom
caught the crumpled men's suit jacket discarded near the screen. The freezing night air outside demanded protection. She sn
ed wood. The screen lit up. The v
splayed a name:
He stood leaning heavily against the doorframe, water dripping from his jaw. He held a phone in his
disgust in his tone was ph
. She stared
athetic social climber. Selling your own daughter
s stomac
a cruel, hollow sound. "She is not even fit to shine my shoes. Tell her to
palms of her hands. The skin brok
vanished. A hot, blinding anger took i
wallet with shaking fingers. She took ou
pen resting next to the phone. She
k bled slightly into t
chnique. Her
latinum watch and shoved the bill underneath it. The
n the bathr
eps moved to
e guards were right outside. She turned her head to
. The freezing night wind of New York hit her w
tone railing. The drop to the street was dizzying. But the t
s suicide. For a former op
teps back. She t
m door han
he pushed off with explosive force. Her body launched into
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