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Now I’ve worked at Edge for alo, and ues and I have all been afraid we’ll be the next Everyone, includingbusiness, it’s not enough There doesn’t seee invester than e’ve been running

Thethe words We’ve got to let you go I’ of a story, an idea, I can pitch for y that could put our na on to er

“You’ve been onanyone?”

“U anyone? No”

“Well, that’s just what I wanted to hear!” She shuffles her paperwork to the side and pulls out one of theit on the desk between us “See, I’ve got a proposition for you It ht require you to bend your morals a little bit In the end, I think it will ultiazine, a rueful so”

“I love it!” I say

“I know you do—you’ve always taken an interest in hoe started Which is why I like you, Rachel,” she says without any ware used to stand for so rules, venturing where other azines wouldn’t You’re the only one who seee is always our coluive your raw, unfiltered opinion Even when people don’t agree with your opinion, they respect you for the fact that you share it so honestly

“This is why I suppose you’re in my office now, instead of Victoria” She jerks her chin in the direction of outside where reatest competitor, Victoria, must be busy in her cubicle

Vicky She’s the only other overachiever at Edge and so more than me I don’t want enmity with Victoria But it still feels like there’s a popularity contest here I didn’t sign up for She always seems so damn happy when Helen isn’t pleased hat I wrote, and so about what Victoria will come up with

“See, I’ so clearer and clearer we need so that will e Are you with me?”

“I agree If there’s anything to breathe new life into Edge—”

“We’re doing so poorly, we’ve all grown so scared; we’re all reporting from safe, scared places, afraid to push the button in case we explode We’re already withering here We need to write about the topics that scare us, fascinate usand nobody fascinates this city more than our billionaire bachelors Do you knoho I’ about?”

“The playboys?”

Her lips twist “The worst of theazine I stare at the cover, which says Saint or Sinner?

“Malcolm Saint,” I whisper