table. Her perfume-Chanel No. 5 a

y said smoothly.

a cheek kiss. "Hillary! I d

didn't stay on Brielle. They slid to Chr

tood up. He t

he eye. Her pupils con

oice was polite, deferential, and compl

e was a mask of shock, quickly

name tasted like poison i

e sensed the tension but misread it completely. She thoug

echoed. "Is that what t

istopher said. "I'm helping

looked at Christopher's cheap hoodie. She looke

He said he was going to school to better himsel

nd corrosive, f

her head. "Have I seen you waiting tables

. A dare. Adm

work a lot of odd jobs, ma'am.

at Hillary Mitchell would rather die than admit to Briell

n the

. Well, Brielle, be careful. Th

ched out and grabbed Christopher's arm, pulling him clo

wor

le's hand on Christophe

ry said coldly. "Make sure yo

her heel and

were shaking so hard his knee

ered, sitting back down. "Sh

Christophe

later, his p

plementary card ending in 4098 has been

st a warning. He had used that card to buy his

nother

Come ho

Brielle. "I

ave c

ency," Christopher sai

but he walked fast. He went to the bathroom in

phone. He texted a numb

ssets. She knows I'm at

came in te

on't let her fire you.

head against the cold m

He wasn't a student.