sweat and perfume and someth
ion through his palm. The train screamed into the station, brakes shrie
man's briefcase knocked against his knee. The air was thick, unbreathabl
sed hi
VESTIGATE
nto desperation. What had she been afraid of? Who had she been running from
umbled onto the platform, gas
look expensive. Anderson pushed through the revolving doors, nodded to the r
st's voice followed him. "You
't break stride
any voices, too many eyes tracking his progress toward his desk. He kept his
z was sit
n computer, his own carefully organized client files. Luca had them s
ff my
ad been waiting for this moment. "Anderson. Rough night? You look like
ut, snatched the files from Luca's grip. Pape
aid, "and I'll have you in front of
messenger. Raven's looking for you. Something about the Spence account." He leaned for
ed from clenching.
a weapon, invading personal space, forcing retreat. "Because from where I'm standing, you don't look like
s ground. "Get.
stepped aside, but his shoulder caught Anderson's as he passed, a
led by three," Luca called over h
were shaking again. He sat down, ha
ulled out his phone. A missed call and a voicemail from an unknown number sat in his notifications. The message was brief, professional. Kasper H
." A woman's voice, p
d to speak with Kasper Hayes reg
. Hayes has a cancellation at
es
en minutes early for
ne wen
emails, each one demanding attention, each one representing a problem someone exp
Raven Stein's of
rough the ambient noise lik
s, curious and predatory. Luca stood near the water coole
Straightened his
She stood behind her desk, arms crossed, a tabloid newspa
ain t
distance, but unmistakable. Hailee Spence's husband, emerging from
is hit?" And
inutes. She's threatening to terminate our contract, Anderson. She'
d w
this doesn't become a story about our incompetence." She rubbed her temples, manicured nails digg
le
rk of a response. Hailee Spence was a businesswoman first, a wife second. She cared abou
work wi
lee Spence stepped through, sunglasses covering half her
ened his spine an
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