Farle
s glittering beyond the windows. I took a slow sip of whiskey, savo
d sent to Estela sat unansw
e needed space, not a
ablet-a custom program monitoring Jaimen's social circle in
Texts, calls-a digital storm
probably thought she was crying somewhere, wai
t know h
I
first appeared at his side. I saw the steel beneath th
Sullivan, my lawy
hrough, laced with amusement. "I just got wor
e smirk on my face wid
ch for Estela," Leo reported. "I've alrea
d my plans, the only person
hing. I want Jaimen running in circles,
oing for the throat. Is this still about him st
ld. "It's not j
aving Estela and n
this one from a discreet camera I'd had i
her shoulders squared as she walke
't go back to the Hicks' place. That hou
information, was currently scouring bars a
moned back to the Blackburn estate by his mother, Judith. Th
fice window, imagining her in there. Calm,
anted to storm over there, scoop her up, and lock
uldn't.
ect. I needed her to wal
one: "Jaimen thinks Tessa tippe
ad him even furth
lready on the next move. Estela wouldn't
e light in her office was still on
up, put on her coat, an
he camera feed as she exited the
my driver, who was parked a
s later, the
The Blackb
black suit. "Chris," I said into my personal comms, calling my as
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