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"Send him in," I reply, and allass, I turn to find Seth already joiningthe door behind hiainst my desk this time Seth stops directly in front of me

"Yes," he says, as if I’ve asked a question, "I’ It’s one of Martina’s men"

"On our secure floor, which means we have yet another hacker, or my brother let him in here"

"That would be correct"

"Do you and your teaet the fuck out of my company?"

"We have ideas we aren’t ready to present yet"

"Get ready and then coout at the city without really seeing it, Jessica’s words once again in my mind: Don’t let your family hurt her I won’t let therab the back of my chair I can’t wait on someone else to fix this I won’t wait on soet hurt before this is over, it won’t be Emily

CHAPTER TWELVE

EMILY

Come three thirty, I’m in the conference roo for theThe food, a selection of cookies and pastries, has been delivered and is displayed at the end of the long glossy table, large enough for twelve, and I’ve set up the infor is ready to go, and I’uests when Brandon Senior appears in the doorway I’m struck immediately by how his custo body, while his yellow tie appears rather enore of plans, Ms Stevens One of the key players can’t co hih at the insanity of this moment The master player isn’t such a master if Shane can predict his actions this closely

"Understood," I say "Do you need the handouts?"

"I do," he says, "and I need you to ith ive Shane that I forgot to bring up thishi circumstances haven’t been disclosed, butinto how close I aets it"

His lips quirk ever so slightly "Of course Jessica"

"Letto the table and quickly gathering up the bound docu the copy center had used to deliver theives me a nod and we head to the elevator, where I’ht have once inside Fortunately for me, several staff members join us, and I am saved from whatever he’s intended to chat with me about Not that "chat" is a word I typically use in conjunction withbefore we’re on the executive floor of the parking garage and he’s popped the trunk of a shiny black Rolls-Royce

"Beautiful car," I co inside, discreetly aware that Shane’s Bentley is e for a while," he says, opening the back door and then shutting it, returning with an envelope in his hand "But you only live once, I hear"

The joke ah he can’t see into an eruption "Door," he says, pointing, and I open the driver’s side for hih up blood, which he blots with tissues he grabs frolimpses of Shane in him even now, and it hurts my heart He’s a part of Shane, a deep part of his soul, no ht be "Mr Brandon What can I do?"

"Stop looking at htens and seeets that docu me the folder, before he rotates to sit fully behind the wheel of the car and I have to scraine hu as he drives away Brandon Senior is not even close to a nice person, but he’s Shane’s father, and it will hurt when he loses hi I’ll be dead soon, he’d said last night I believe him I wonder if Shane has really, truly prepared hi I need to talk to hiht, I head for the elevator I’m almost to the doors when they open, and tothe s today Always running into you at just the right ive his on my mind, as should he "I walked your father down He was bad, Derek He was coughing up blood and he just … he wasn’t good"

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