breath when heavy knuckles
anislaw's voice was muffled through th
f the floor, quickly smoothing the wrinkles out of he
mber liquid. He pushed past her into the room without waiting fo
slaw ordered, his tone lea
lowed him down the hall, the scent of
om paneled in mahogany, smelling permanentl
e swung it open, revealing a steel wall safe. He rapidly punched i
d threw it onto the center of his mass
eather chair opposi
edge of the desk. She looked at the folder. Printed in bol
commanded, taking a l
egally convoluted paragraphs. As she processed the corp
erger agreement. This wa
rithm-the very technology her brother Kem had spent his life building-ou
l the technology, leaving Nexus Dynamics
ached. She wanted to rip the papers to
onto the desk with a loud sigh. She rubbed her temples, pl
an," Karmen drawled. "
This is our golden ticket. Next Wednesday, at that private dinner, you ar
lusional. Earl reads every comma. He's not going
urned dark and ugly
and back up. "You clearly know how to use your mouth to get what you want. Do whatever you
hit Karmen like a physical strik
in her hand. She lifted it to her lips and swallowed the scotch in one burnin
just cut your mother's trust fund. I'll stop paying the private security a
reathing. The th
forced her eyes to look defeate
vy Montblanc pen resting on the leather blott
she forged the sig
ed the folder back, admiring the signature before sliding it b
ppoint me,"
tood up and walked out of the s
ew the envelope onto the
ter. She splashed her face repeatedly, the freezing wa
scarred, ugly fa
sign that contract. She was go
zipped a hidden lining in the fabric. From the dark recess, she
ration tool. The signature wea
tal drive in her fist un
a victim. She was going to tear the C
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