Beyond our deal

en's

ng the title "Her Past" made me shiver. What w

o his office the following morning. His eyes

ing, Lauren? Sha

talk." I squeezed my hands into fists to s

ms and sat back in hi

"The file. "Her Past." Dennis, what's

I could see a glimmer of somet

's not what

an explanation

nd the desk. A few feet from me, he came to a halt,

can't? I put

stated coldl

Why do you continue to exclude me? I

n, you don't realize how big this is. Be

ntfully. "How can I put my trust

r. Because you will be harmed if you delv

didn't back down. "Dennis, you have no

could reply. Whether he liked it or not, I wa

, was busy spinnin

Cliff swirled a glass of whiskey with a smug

rom within by us. He's already creating enough trouble with his lit

p. And you believe that

xperience and is inexperienced. Dennis will be too preoccup

th a casual tone and

ers after Dennis is no longer involved. The only opti

satisfaction as he nodded.

nd slammed it into his. "To

uneasy sensation. Dennis's warning reverberated in my hea

ruth on my own if he r

ed normal at first. However, as I looked more closely, I found minor inconsist

self, making note

hat money was being siphoned. I followed

ure

ped. Marcus, Dennis's helper, was standing

I blurted out, attemp

n progress? He move

smile as I respond

econd, then nodded. "If you

soon as he was gone. I

re sent into an account under a false name, a covert transaction that was

Evidence that he is respon

d over me before I coul

u doing, in

orway, his face icy and thr

I was

ntinued for me, "Snoopin

my heart raced.

ng as he replied, "Lauren, y

e I could respond, and with a

ou have no idea what you

was. I was now in the centre of whatever it was Cl