After Chasing Shadows

building into the cool New York afternoon,

rself concentrate. This was the moment she'd been working for, the break that could propel her career to

rously so - but there was an ice in him that sent a strange shiver down her spine. She had sensed it as soon as she entered his office. That

art: elegant, polished, the young architect in pursuit of success. But something

ng in her bag pulled her fro

e world - who knew her more intimately than anyone else. The friend who'd stood by during the h

ag and, smiling with practice

nd curiosity in his voice. "Ho

le

grip on the phone

mally but her head still miredin a spin of opposing concepts. She looked around at the bustling city aheadof her, the crowds of people hurrying past, oblivious to the