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When Jonny continued to look confused, she said, “It’s just good manners What difference does it ame”

Jonny’s eyes widened “Leuy like Pope Mallachant win, you’re crazy He didn’t get to be a fucking billionaire by accident He’s a fucking killer, okay? I can prosuits And it’s not just a gaame with these people”

He took a breath “I thought you were supposed to be smart I mean, you write about these people, don’t you? I would think you would know better”

“Hey!” Pandy said as Jonny shook his head in disgust and turned to leave

“Hey!” Pandy repeated

“What?” Jonny turned back

Pandy sighed “Nothing”

She changed quickly and hurried back to the house The billionaires were saying their goodbyes Pandy asked Lindsay for the bathroo the downstairs powder room, Pandy slipped upstairs She went into the first bathroom she could find, which was in Lindsay’s room There, she checked thethat Lindsay had quite a bit of Vicodin and several packages of hormone shots Pandy quickly shut the cabinet, opened the French doors, and stepped out onto the balcony

She i toward the pool with the purpose of an athlete He reached the edge of the water and stared down into the depths as if transfixed

It took Pandy a second to realize he was looking at himself

Narcissus, she thought

Jonny pulled hie and raised his ar down the steps into the water

When the water reached his waist, he stopped Closing his eyes, he ducked straight under, e a second later He took a breath as the water sluiced off the smooth surface of his body

His chest rose as he raised his pale His profile was poised against the deep blue water Dark Unknowable And just out of reach