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The strategist

Author: Toria writes
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-08-31 00:02:05

Melanie's POV

I leaned back against the seat, my lips together tightly. "Good. Thank you for letting me know. You'll get your pay by morning."

"Yes, ma'am."

I put down the phone and sat quietly for a minute, phone in my lap. So, Richard had been correct. Jace was not to be trusted. He was not just collateral, he was turning into a liability.

The other door opened and pulled me out of my daydreaming. Richard slid into the seat beside me, tugging at his tie once more as if he hadn't already done so twice upstairs.

His expression was serene, but I knew him all too well. He had this look in his eyes, the one that signaled he was contemplating everything without saying a word.

"What did you do?" he inquired in a level tone but with that unuttered command for honesty.

I did not wait. "I just got a call. From one of my girls. She said she saw Darla with Jace. Getting into a car in the back of the building."

Richard nodded his head vaguely in my direction, but did not speak right away. His s
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