ough the floorboards, but on the private rooftop terr

glass of whiskey in his hand. It wa

sharp, wearing a linen suit that cost more than most people's

the coop," Dylan said. His tone was ligh

a tantrum. She's trying to em

acked

take her jewelry. That's how I know she's bluffing. She's probably

his car keys o

or the table next to them to hear. "Three days. She'll be

ooked at Keyon, really looked

survive without me. The woman doe

le laughed. "Elodie?" one of them said.

of his drink. "I don't know, Keyon

d a hand d

-

doors opened directly into t

It had belonged to Elodie's uncle-or rather, the man who had posed as her uncle to hide her identity from t

e wal

le voice said from the walls. The lights ad

hat cost forty thousand dollars. She didn't treat it like a museu

hone

t out. An un

deo

resse

o House, captured from a discr

te. She'll be back w

The sneer. The absolute cer

an, sitting across from Keyon, phone hi

ry. She didn't

essed

opened the ol

ck terminal. Her fingers flew across the keyboard. It wasn't the tentat

CONNECT REMOTE PORT

peared: ACC

a secure me

CY

m out. Need

ame three s

m:

is yours. Door code is sti

She stood up and walked

ed at her hair. It was long, curled into the soft wa

and found a pair of

d a handfu

n

ock fell in

rown hair fell like dead leaves. When she was done, her hair sto

oked f

s arm draped around Katina's waist. Katina

oice dripping with fake concern. "

aid. "Let her suffer. It'

ed his phone. The message

up Keyon's phone by now. Or calli

le

a sip of his drink. "In

dn't take a sleeping pill. For the first time in thr