The PR Guru and The Predator

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she said, her voice trembling artfully. "But how could you say such a thing? Accuse me of planning to... to commit a cr

sped, nodding in sy

in, always eager to stir the pot. "Reputation is everything in this busine

e stressed. This Donovan case is a monster." He patted Chloe's shoulder. "Chloe is just eager to learn. Why don't you let her handle some of the preliminary press releases, under your supervision? It's a s

He called me

orts, the grainy security footage, the interviews with terrified hotel staff, the meticulous crafting of a narrative that

lled it *str

ports so brutal they made me sick, and finding a narrative that could even begin to mitigate the damage Rex Donovan did to Isabelle Hayes and to his own career. All the strategies, all the angles, every

a! Chloe's been looking at the initial files – the ones *I* gave her access to – and she thinks she

Ethan, then at me. "Yes! I have a plan! A rea

hierarchy, started to murmur their support. "Let Chloe try

eed, naivety, and schadenfreude directed

a dangerous stillness settling over me. "

n case sat in a neat stack. Every piece of evidence, every strategy do

Ava, thank you! I knew you'd see reason! Can I have your notes a

etly. "Oh, these. These were just for 'damage control,' Chloe. They w

redder in the corner, the one usually reserved for sensiti

every single page

fice. Page after page, my strategies, my research, my careful