Lena run
mall, leather-bound notebook to her chest. It contained the secrets of an underground network tied to a powerful corporatio
smile that melted her defenses. They shared long conversations over espresso, laughing like old friends rediscovering e
a," her informant had warned.
he was the only person in the world who mattered. She didn't wan
old hand grip her arm. Whipping around, s
low and urgent. "You need
o it's true, isn't it
. "But it's not what you think. I'm trying to bring them down too. That notebook
she whispered, taking
ring into hers. "Because I'd rather
d respond, a sharp crack pierced the air-a gunshot. Aiden shoved her
he gasped,
tighter, she fled into the night, promising herself she'd uncov
t over. It was