om door cr
re it could open wide to expose her. I tried to
om, his eyes darting to my low
e in your life?" Elijah asked, his calm de
ut mockingly. "If you don't want to see
expression didn't change much. His eyes
you," he said, his voice even. "I'
her his fiancee m
uck her breath in meaning she
o
e." I said, walking up
he would buy my bluff and ac
nd, none o
ijah said befo
hoed after him a
the door. The white towel clung to her body lik
lutching the towel tighter as if it might
eath, running a hand
he di
though her voice cracked at the end
lowering my voice.
fr
n the room was the faint drip
quickly lifted again, d
I didn't move out of
new it felt it too. The way her fingers tightened around the
ing eye contact. "I have to g
roz
sta
thoughts, I glanced around
against the doorf
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days
ce room felt
space but because o
ne s
e dar
ing through the report in front of me
ed. "The internal system matches ours almost perfectly. Engine stru
lowly, leaning back in his chair
" he replied. "Simila
yes narrowing slightly.
lly their design. Raven Tech is no small comp
left me as I h
accusing me
, do you think I would be so stupid as to copy others desi
looked away
. "However, you must be ready to pay the price of accusing me falsely, Direct
tared at me but he didn't move. He and his supporters lo
to prove he wasn't a Verran. He didn't de
who's the spy. If you can't do y
her heels clicking on the floor as she ca
own at my w
st time for
ything was ready. Dismissing everyone, I made
ging on my tie as fast as I could. "What abou
fect to win you another medal." Helen
nt silent f
she glanced up at the ceilin
it? Talk.
ran Quantum's cars. Now you have been champion for two years and the compa
ou to worry about my h
could tell she didn't agree with
as risking it t
elen's careful work, Elijah w
r dinged as
all the safety precautions I told them too.
the car and
h as he stood by the window of his office. His eyes
n't c
other, I was going to pu
the feisty older woma
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