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ammonia instantly vanished, replaced by the suffocating
ace. Electronic bass thumped through the floorbo
roached her. "Miss Wells? Mr. Yates
thur Yates sat behind a stainless-steel table, wearing white cotto
e cold iron box, and placed it on the table. She opened the lid
azily. Then, his eyes
RPA-Nerve-I
ed. He grabbed a UV scanner and ran it over the pa
e trembling. "This is the original Van
id. Her voice was flat, masking the des
s face. "Two million? My dear girl, you are insulting this paper.
y on the second floor. She stood in the shad
aires, cartel proxies, and cor
tion broke out at
He looked up, his eyes scanning the balconies until he found Alaina. He
. Fred had the backing of the entire Porter empire.
weapons, and data driv
The lights dimmed. The screens behind him li
s voice echoing through the hall. "A biologica
voice shouted f
fte
ipped the iron railing of the ba
azily. He raised his p
unt for raw data. The other executives lowered their p
eyes gleaming with triumph.
el. "Twenty million going onc
nly flared from the high
one-way black glass. No one ever sat
music stopped. The air grew thick
ony. He wore a pristine black suit, his face completely devoid
dn't shout. He spoke into a micr
ed million
sucked the oxyge
his knees visibly shaking. "That's-that's a violation of auction protocol!"
ed. The look was so dead, so devoid of hum
Silas said smoothly, "you are welcome t
dropped l
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e crippled monster who destroy
thout sound. The other executives stared at the floor, terrifie
ed, slamming the gavel down s
ed million dollars. The number was so massive it didn
her balcony
weating profusely. He held out a
ling. He bowed deeply. "Mr. Durham requires you to accompany his assistant immediate
black card. It felt
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