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Emotions were just distractions

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Apollo

I stepped out of the hotel and was immediately greeted by the familiar gleam of the black car waiting at the curb.

Austin, my secretary, stood at the front of the vehicle, right where I expected him. He was always ten steps ahead. He gave a slight bow. “Good morning, Mr. Apollo.”

I gave him a single nod in return.

He moved quickly, opening the rear passenger door. I slid in, adjusting my shirt cuff and crossing one leg over the other. A cup of hot coffee sat in the center console, beside a neatly arranged folder with today’s briefings.

As the car pulled away from the hotel, I picked up the document and skimmed the first page, absently taking a sip of the coffee. It was slightly too hot.

Perfect.

“Why was Chase late this morning?” I asked, without looking up.

Normally, that boy was punctual. He would wake up at dawn. Buried in emails and spreadsheets by six. Coffee at my door by seven. Today, he’d missed every marker.

Behind the wheel, Austin coughed lightly. I glanc
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Sherri
Charles is sitting in jail with everyone else and he still can’t get that this arrangement is over? I’m glad her friends are letting her stay with them.
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Sherri
I can’t believe Charles admitted that, what an idiot.
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