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“No, it’s not going to be easy And that’s exactly why I’m here His last stunt at the Nailers’ stadium has caused a few of my fundraisers and people whosehiht tie to bar hi to be crippled … and he’ll have no choice but to fade away into nothingness”

“Where do I fit into all this?” I ask Laurel, but it’s my mother who answers

“Well, I rely on h net worth individuals for theon you to show the world what they already know”

“You’re the key to all this, Penny You’re probably the best reporter I have, and we need you to do soh, the public will turn against him and it’ll be a walk in the park for the city to pull his eligibility for all future contracts”

“He has slept with a lot of women, so maybe this won’t be hard Maybe a sexual harasset the ball in our court You’ll probably have to find a way into his personal life, and I know you probably don’t want to, but --” I don’t let Laurel finish her sentence, deter into sound as it climbs up my throat

“Yes,” I si from Laurel to nus, they’ve coht person

Now, there are two things you probably need to know aboutto tell you what they are The first one is, I hate Magnus with a passion The second is that he’s my stepfather

Yes, you read that right: Magnus Davion is my stepfather

My father died when I was only three, and it took ain I was over the hteen at the tio with You see, even though their ed to hurt her badly The bastard cheated on her at every opportunity he had,hell He was lucky I ay for college at the time; I’d have kicked hi now

So, yeah, if I’nus Davion feel all of the pain he caused my family and New York, there’s only one possible answer: a resounding yes

“We’ll get him,” I tell both Laurel and my mother, a dee

p certaintymy heart pulse steadily

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