arrival. The beat-up Ford skidded to

even died. She took one look at Iris-soak

forward, wrapping her arms around Iris

finally snapped. She leaned her entire weig

d the heat up to the maximum setting and

Chloe gripped the steering wheel until her knuckles turned wh

aring out the window at the gray blu

money?" Chloe

pulled out a small wallet. "Ab

. "Okay. My place is a shoe

," Iris said.

loe said, glancing at her. "But you hav

"Takes too long to get pai

ands are insured for signing

ong, slender, and deceptively strong. "The

rth-floor walk-up. The air inside smelled of stale takeou

lov

lanket neatly. Chloe handed her a mug of instant

loe didn't recognize. She cleared the cache, checked for spyware, and encrypted the connection before even opening a browser. It was a reflex

e Velvet Lounge. High-end

ng hole for Wall Street wol

her voice, making it sound huskier

voice on the o

s. She borrowed a black dress from Chloe's closet. It was

ere bun. She applied makeup-dark

Chloe whistled. "Whoa

Iris said. Her eyes w

e Queens night. The wind was still cold, bu