awns of the Upper East Side gave way to the grimy streets of a neighboring district. She finally collapsed in
ned against the dirty glass, her chest rising and falling in sharp, painful gasps
r wet jeans. She pulled out three quarters. She shov
twice before C
are you? You sound l
tion was sinking into her bones. "Warren cut the insurance. Fred is trying to steal the
e of trash. Okay, listen to me. The traditional bu
Alaina
ld cold-storage warehouse. I have a contact. I'll text you the address and the entr
" Alaina said.
sed her hands to her face, taki
ooth door open and ste
hts bli
the corner, its tires screeching on the wet asp
g a large black umbrella. Two bodyguards flanked him, cu
djusting his silk tie. "Hand over the box. I'll make sure y
face. Her jaw clamped sh
d," she w
He flicked his wrist
ged. His massive hand reached
orso, letting his hand slip off her wet shoulder. She drove her elbow
unted, stumb
ng his thick arms around her wai
rectly into his groin. The man let out a strangled gasp, his
rella and lunged at her himself
flew to the back of her head. She pulled out the longd end of the metal pin directly agai
e with shock. The cold metal
her voice vibrating with pure hatre
ad never seen this look in her eyes before. It
left hand. Fred stumbled, his leathe
subway entrance down the block. She leaped down the concrete sta
subway car just as the d
g on the platform, his face twisted in a mask of
na collapsed into a hard plastic seat. Her hands were shaking
t from Chloe. An addres
suspended above the city, Kyle Wood stood
one hovering over the subway entrance. He watched the heat si
uckle rumbled
His eyes burned with a mixture of
ahogany desk, holding a custom-tailored suit that bo
r of the Wall Street wolf. "Contact the auction house in the M
. He held out a blac
hard carbon fiber. Tonight, the poor sales rep
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