a CVS pharmacy on Beacon Hill. Her eyes were loc
at pocket. The screen lit
I like. Don'
hey glanced at Vivian, then at the shelf she was staring at, a
lenched her jaw, grabbed two boxes of the foil-wrappe
gum and dragged the boxes across the scanner. The sharp bee
she missed the chip reader on the first try. The card had a pathe
mn wind of Boston whipped against her face. She pulled th
he curb. Vivian walked over, pulled the heavy
-to-start button, her phone scr
firm. The sender was Alex Dunn, the Chief Ex
ial and non-disclosure agreement loaded. The terms outlin
e. She read the single clause that mattered: the absolute
screen, overriding the document
answ
house lobby right now," La
e car into drive and merged into the he
ted lobby of Landon's luxury apartment building. The u
custom Chanel tweed suit. The overwhelming scent of her ex
, grabbed the CVS paper bag Vivian had placed there, and shov
ure and caught Vivian's e
ivian," Whitney said. Her voice was dr
el. She dug her fingernails so deeply i
Vivian replie
and headed toward Loga
mate whispers and the soft sounds of Landon a
Landon, felt like a serrated blade sawing through the
the brake pedal and instinctive
Whitney's blonde hair. He was
o the road. Her stomach cramped. She wa
Logan. Vivian threw the car into park and jumped out
The sharp metal corner scraped hard against
was busy shielding Whit
n put his hand on the small of Whitney's back and walked toward the
d them walk up the stairs of the Gulfstream
d in her chest. She turned around. The freezi
silent SUV. She pulled out he
mail from Alex D
greement. We c
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