phone screen, her brows pulling together as the wa

apps to try again, only to get the exact same result-her passport

e was only one person in New York who had the authority to f

eeded to keep everything lo

s the block through the Burke family's private darknet channel,

Airport, are you gett

and Barbara looked up to see the massive glass

than

, and pulled her suitcase through the aut

choing overhead, she walked straight

nt behind the desk greete

a'am, how may I

et for the next avail

blue private passpor

yboard for a few seconds before her smile froze, her

s an abnormality with your identification s

ds on the counter, look

s is my personal passport and

, the agent leaned in

Group filed a temporary restriction order against your pass

ving; Keagan was actually accusing her of steali

dly. "I only worked as a junior secretary the

the agent said with a helpless shrug. "You have to get the restrict

counter, Barbara turned and walked ov

ok Keagan's number off the b

ne ring, and Keagan's deep, col

strong spine-couldn't hold

rbara kept her voice low and icy. "Lift t

ugh on the other end. "Did you forget that besides

my resignation

gance. "Until you finish handing over every single pi

cting my personal freedo

at, you better get yourself back to the of

ing only a cold dial ton

white, her stomach twisting with rage before she for

ered this passport through Cohen Group's internal security system,

she had to get back the backup passport locked inside the

se handle, strode out of the terminal to hail a cab back t