THE BORROWED LIFE

beat as she entered, every set of eyes turning toward her. The sleek, polished glass table stretched long across the room, surrounded

tant and calculating. This was it. The moment she had

a dark suit with graying hair and a sharp jawline

ost warm, but with an underlying edge. "Gl

felt familiar. The sharpness of his gaze made her think of someon

ly, trying to control the way her heart beat in her chest. She couldn't be Selene Voss. She wasn

how knew exactly who she was-knew exactly what she was su

ed his throat, pulling her attention b

She reached for a piece of paper in front of her that she hoped was the agenda. As her fingers touched the cold p

ect Arcturus," said a woman sitting to the right of the man

roject Arcturus. The name sounded important, like a massive

his eyes narrowing ever so slightly. "Ms. Voss?" h

through them, flipping past graphs and spreadsheets that made no sense. Then, with

lt. "We've ensured that the next phase of development will be complete

Juniper's stomach dropped as she realized what she had j

d," she said. "We'll need your full attention on the team's progress

he words had come from her mouth without her really thinking them throu

breath a little too loud, each thought too fast. But she had n

s eyes never leaving her face. "And what about the

rs again, but nothing in front of her gave her any indication

wer, something that would buy her mor

the situation is under control. I'll be having a meeting with the lega

l rippled through the board. Juniper exhaled

g back in his chair. "I'm confide

se of her answers or if she was just good at faking confidence. Either way, the eyes of the r

strange new life, Juniper felt like she might act

e the feeling that something was off, though. Like there was something about this life, this woman's life, that wasn't entir

en it

e a stone in her chest. What if this isn't just a sw

landing on the faces of the board member

s world she had just stepped into.

clear: she could