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closed door then leaned back in his chair. He had gotten what he wanted. A reason to wo

't reading anything, his mind was somewhere else. Meanw

tion. Lucas Sterling had offered her a place

oved along the road. People walked past but Anne barely noticed any of it. She got into her c

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. Then she turned to one side picked up her phone, put it down, turned again. She couldn't stop th

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ance carefully, read it again before sending and then send. The following m

rking with Lucas Sterling. She had no idea this proj

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