d pulled her into a small, empty

o finalize the escape route away from the securit

She buried her face in her hands, sh

e side table and pressed it into Gemma's han

fingers. She saw the raw contempt pul

hand jerk deliberately, spilling half t

ing at the fabric. "Don't worry about Brion. He's j

ns at the insult to Brion. Her fingers twitched,

eath. "But if I leave... what

d a dismissive hand. "He'll figu

clutch. "I need to text Jair. I ne

er, eyes glued to the screen,

are hit the privacy screen protector, turning the di

ss the digital keybo

password Katelyn had drunkenly let slip in her past life-a combination of her mother's birthday and her first

kept her voice a whisper, ey

stration. "If you don't go righ

bar hit one h

ements and encrypted chat l

sent them directly to her secure offshore

e face down on t

s were gone. The trembling had sto

k, startled by the sudd

er droplets off her dress. Every moveme

Katelyn's voice faltered

new limited-edition Herm

ike a special effect. That bag was bought with money she'

a string of numbers. "Four, z

rked like she'd b

ing my money to fund my boyfriend.

l her spine slammed hard against the lounge door. He