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my baseball cap down to shadow my face. The scent of coffee a
c energy slid into the seat opposite me. Ferne Collins, my bes
iratorial whisper as she pushed a hot coffee toward me. "Bu
bly written all over my face, but my eyes were bri
Then she slapped her palm flat on the table-hard
restrained fury. "And that bitch Karri! I-I swea
arted to push u
st and yanked her
violent rhythm against the tabletop. A few patrons glanced our way.
er now but still seething. "But this? With your neck
er
ntire wardr
er
Her eyes were bright with the kind of righ
o get into the Pierce Hous
Easy. They're setting up for the garden party portion of the auction tomorrow. The company h
is study, and his private lounge." I opened my bag
ller than a button. "Whoa, are these the new 'Dra
nal feeds directly to my
across her face. "My inner investigative journal
ent she kept in the city center, a place sh
id. Your stepmother and father won't find you," she said, unlocking
und at the organized chaos of her works
ank me. Just promise me you'll grind thei
niform, a cap pulled low over my eyes. I was an intern for a lighting com
masked my Omega scent, making me smell like an ordinary human. It was
purpose, pretending to check wiring and fixtur
ibs-not with fear, but with so
I thought.
he one who never caused trouble. And now I was walking into his house with a bag full o
-escaped my lips. I caught myself, pressed my
e. Something wi
Finally I'm the on
e on a bookshelf was the perfect hiding spot. I place
r on the ceiling, directly above the
k a tiny audio bug to the underside
I heard footsteps and voices
into a small cleaning closet, pulling t
ty arrangements for the auction. He was so close I could smell his
w the arrogant smirk on his face. T
in with the other workers, and walked out of the
ed my laptop. Three clear, stable
. His bedroom
ng was i
Now we just wait for the r
it wouldn't be long. Jared and Karri would soo
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