ett
ned directly int
s of Manhattan like a black mirror. The apartment was massive-cold, mod
aid, spinning in a slow circle to t
the living room, which was dominated by a glass wall overlooking Central Park. "It was a luc
glancing at me sideways. "Should I be
ake it unclear if I was joking. "The master suite is yours," I added, poi
res," she stammered, looking at
he words hang a beat too long, watching a faint flush climb her throat befo
the kitchen i
eas
land. "It's a big kitchen. Easy to get lost." "I think I'll manage," she sai
ed, deliberate efficiency, reaching for a glass from
as
tered on the h
r until my knuckles turned white. I made sure my voi
"Don't touch it! You'll cut yourself." She knelt down, carefull
to my face. "I used to be the best player on the ice,"
my legs earlier. The illusion was working perfectly. "You're not u
I asked
led, thick with unspoken tension. I reached out, letting my
voice rougher than I meant it to be,
I almost missed it, and then seemed to hear herse
ianna. It's be
ctly still in the darkened living room until I heard the water running in the en-suite spa. I knew exactly what she was doing-stripping off that dress t
the shower was s
ck. I winced slightly-the welts I'd taken earlier were real enough-but
monitors hidden behind a piece
eillance feeds from Kena's estate. A live f
my phone and
e ice. "And Cole? Find out which professor at Elianna's univers
the accounts
ed. "Log every transaction Kena makes.
Elianna's bedroom door. I tes
predatory curve
er my breath, and something about the word
pered to the wood.
r and sat down, becoming
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