nutes

he dim corridor of the Elysium club. He watched Adela R

etching his legs. He had deliberately shifted his foot di

r two hours, nursing a single glass of

ver links with slow, precise movements. The dangerous

s voice was low, d

Donovan repl

Peacock Room. Run a full background check on every man sitti

erst

l. "Full blackout. If a single word about Adela Richmond and Juston Bond lea

"I'll handle it. But sir... she just walked o

ont," Harmon said. "But

slightly. "Wai

e looked at the glass doo

t humiliated in front of his sycophants. He won't let her walk away feeling victorious. He's going to text

back. Harmon was dissecting h

ows anything about her family's secrets-like the truth about

cident. Harmon had ordered a private investigation int

a reason to burn her bridges completely. When sh

seat of the Maybach, Donovan

actly as Harmon predic

Her expensive dress was clinging to her skin, and she was shivering

ling them inside the war

kly at the leather seat in front of her,

arcoal suit jacket. He leaned over the center console and d

d her. It smelled o

t away. She pulled the lapels tighter around her neck, buryin

in the rearview mirror and

led smoothly away from the curb, mer

d at the wom

beat of silence pass before adding, "Or should I have my drive