made the muscles in her jaw tighten until her teeth ached. Sh
d her thumb against the biometric scanner of the private elev
parted. The motion-sensor ligh
r in her private hallway was tainted. It smelled heavily of Chanel N
orner into her ma
mence. Next to him sat his wife, Loretta, dripping in diamon
k-necked men in dark suits. Orderlies. Next to
o a tight, fake smile. She opened her arm
wept over the intruders like a blade. "Who
ng manager let us in. He was worried you were going to hu
t against his throat-his signature tell when he was trying t
eather briefcase and pulled out a thick stack of medical documen
in the large room. "Liquidating billions? Buying warehouses of garbage? We had no c
er of her autonomy, her money, and her freedom. The memories of her past life-being
"Miss Elliott, please cooperate. We are going to give you a mild sedativ
ey, stepping between her and the elevator. They us
s were scanning the expensive modern art hanging on the penth
d. "Smile for the camera, crazy cousin. T
t scream. Sh
quiet room. It was a terrifying sound-the sound of someone who had waded through mountains of corp
he hair on his arms stand up. He adjusted his tie vi
ve hand, the size of a dinner plate, reac
conscious mind did. The muscle
a tactical angle that defied normal physics. As his arm ext
nto the ulnar nerve cluster-t
nt of agony. The entire left side
ainst him. She pivoted her hips, loaded his weight onto
the air. He slammed back-firs
lly vibrated. The orderly's eyes rolled back into his head,
ckward, his hand flying to his belt. He ripped a high-voltage t
locked onto the metal prongs of the taser.
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