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head, letting her thick bangs fall forward to cover the left side of her face. Beneath t
oward the security desk in the lobby of the Montgomery Corporation headquar
d into her path. He held up a h
he demanded, his voice echoing
ng inward. She forced her breathing to b
arely above a whisper. "Mr. Doyle Fields called me. I'm the
d sweater and the ugly mark on her face. Disgust flickered in
ve floor," he muttered, turn
folder in her hands hit the marble floor with
ctively looked d
card slid from her sleeve into her palm. She swiped it against the
turnstile light flashed
r knees, frantically
led, shoving the messy st
beep, she scrambled to her feet and
e!" the guard shouted
nstantly. Her spine straightened. She sprinted toward the
ed. A robotic voice announced that dual biometric id
behind her. Two more guards rounded t
d out a modified black smartphone. A data cable dangled from the bottom. She j
Her heart beat a steady, calm rhythm against h
on the panel s
na stepped inside and slammed her handng the edge of the closing doors. The meta
elina into the floor. She took a deep breath, letting the co
aled her arrival.
. Thick, sound-absorbing
assive oak door. He held a tablet, his brow furrowed.
on her face stepping onto the executive floor. His ha
into her pocket, pulled out a silv
arely in the chest. He
ors into the Montgomery Corporation fir
om his earpiece. The sheer authority in
. She stepped around him, planted both hands flat
ng. The air conditioning
sk. He held a pen over a stack of documents. At the sou
ocked onto Evelina. There was no rage in his
temperature in the room by another ten degrees.
mahogany desk. She planted her hands on the polished
marry you,"
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