stone carving, beautiful and rare, but not the e

intment flickered a

, each more impressive than the last, yet the

ce across the banquet hall,

lowed her exit, a trace of amusemen

vested in the gifts tha

r his assistan

e Vista Banquet," he murmured, voice low. "And find

t nodded and

gether, recalling the fleeting warmth f

bold-lingered, along with the realization that

ealized he did not mind

uld th

eturned, barely

imself extended the in

interest o

nnections ran deep, and not even Greyson had ma

or's attention enough to wa

, it seems Ms. Reed has been making discreet inquiries abou

s twitched in

that

his palm, the motion

never touch

searching

nteres

lip," Greyson said. "Make s

see what game this fasci

.

et, Elliana's nerves pr

f her sports car, she tapped her

up," she said, her t

e was still frustrated that Karson h

e was tinged w

and-in? Hold on... something new just pinged. Someone at Vista Cay is making a lot of contact-using SA-level encryption. That's

liana's eyes. The dullness from earlier

.

Elliana touched down inside the courtyard of a remote v

r specialized shoes muffling any trace of

rough the wireless earpi

running the entire camera grid on your escape route. Go get them! And d

playful mischief and a

r eyes, ending the cal

ith the latest thermal tech, painting

ut three bodies on

g's drainpipe and landed on the balcony without a sound,

ted by, carrying wi

ould Karson be som

ty, she caught the subtle stir of shado

She rushed forward, attacki

hesitation was a luxury-st

old, however, every door and windo

vial broke somewhere in the dark,

ping

sway, then crashed to the floor, playing the p

ctly still as se

the door clicked

ps echoed acro

nt the alarm tripped, he had a plan in pla

h sedative, she'll be out of commission for days-plen

the room, their presence fillin

eply, then backed out

ut with a q

r as someone knelt beside her, t