droom window, slicing throu

rp intake of breath. His neck was stiff

his head to

standing perfectly still by the bedro

own his arms. He realized she had gotten out of bed

ignoring her presence, and went into the bathroom t

he walked exactly two paces behind him, he

e elevator. The

, staring straight ah

res me to shadow

e elevator dinged and ope

was waiting by the glass doors

trange woman in the beige trench coat standing rig

sound of exhaustion

ored SUV. Aura got into the back s

ing traffic and arrived at the

e immediately scanned the building's exterior security

the grand, bust

pointed at a camera mount

e-second blind spot during the pan

ok at her, genuinely surprised by the

ared from the waiting area. Her hair was messy, her

s streaming down her face. "Ax

w Aura standin

ned from sorrow to pur

hands raised like claws, t

. Just enough. Blair grabb

crying is a manipulation t

silent. Employees st

lity, not genuine sorrow," Aura continued, clinically dissect

old, public, factual breakdown of her

her hands, let out a sob, an

down at their phones, pretendin

uriosity. This woman was like a highly precise, utterly unhinged weapon, and his mind

ow me," he told Aura, motionin

m, her processor noting she had successf