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I couldn’t wait to see Miranda again, and learn if the way I felt when I met her before remained

Maybe this ti dinner with me or a drink

I aimed to find out

Despite being exhausted froht of sleep, I knewto them about Brimstone Former SOF, they appreciated the work Bri I hoped it would mean I could continue on and not declare bankruptcy and so I left thebetter than I had for several weeks

One of the investors, Dane O’Hara, was interested in helping out with so for to step in for Graharee in Political Science and law and topped off by an MBA, Dane was smart, capable and was independently wealthy froet in on the ground floor with Bri its resurrection

As I left the boardrooreed that he’d er conversation about what role he could play in the business He was sick of the Wall Street crowd, and wanted to get back involved in thebusinesses about locating factories in war-torn areas of the world would allow hiain

If things worked out with Dane, that would be orth the trip right there, let alone anything else we accomplished this weekend

I went back to Topsail Beach with a proht at one of the local hangouts We’d share a few drinks and rehash old tihanistan

Friday o to the fitness club and so I dressed and had breakfast, intending to go there for an early workout before returning to the hotel to plan my day I would meet my staff as they arrived one by one, and make sure they were set up for the day in the hotel We had aand staying in the hospitality suite I had booked until their rooms were ready We’d meet in the boardroo numbers for the first two quarters of the year

The next day would be in brainstorht in, transitioning out of the war tourism business into more threat assessment

So, after a quick shower and after a light breakfast, I drove my bike down the strip to the

fitness club and showed my pass to the attendant at the front desk He reave me a lock so I could use a day locker in the locker room I went out to the main fitness rooms and popped in to see Fillmore

After a round of hellos, I got down to business

“We got a lot of students?” I asked and he handed me the clipboard with a print out of a list of students for the class Twenty-three, including – of all people – Mira Parker

I had to check twice, because it was too hard to believe, but I re back into shape Her being in the class was a fortuitous coincidence – one that I intended to fully exploit