situation. Giselle took a deep breath and typed the number. $1,530,000. The sum of the wire
olumbia Engineering Full Scholarship. Proficient in Python, C
n't money, but it was capital.
s scanned the listings, her brain automatically filtering out
ntum Computing Lab. $25
t, Butler Library. $1
hysics 1200. $50
line would take too long; she would apply for them in pe
years to pay off the debt at this rate. Deca
er of control returning to her chest. She was no longer just a
like frozen giants against the azure sky, but Dereck Campos wasn't looking at them. He was sitting
ecovering from a skiing accident that should have killed him. The only
it who looked more like a secret service agent
tful. "There was an issue with the wire transfer fr
ne eyebrow raised s
recipient decli
the messages from the previous night. The whining voice memo. The pho
s a fragile, breathy whisper, thick with congestion
, the tiny smears of blood stark against the pale skin. It was a
ey," Dereck said, hi
s,
the d
ed she would not ope
rn. He didn't care about this girl. She was a thief, a catfish using another woman's photos
said. "Columbia student. I want her
stare at the photo of the hand. It was a small hand. Deli
urrently in the Hamptons. Her social media shows her at a par
e girl in the apartment, the one with the fever and
was playing
sed help. A thief who acted like a prude. It was
He was intrigued. This wasn't a simple shakedown anymore. This wa
Dereck said, his voice soft and dange
nuckles. He was hearing the desperate, little cough. He was going to find her. And when he did,
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