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The Strings Attached

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Nadira's POV

I followed the staff member down the deserted corridors of the business school. My steps lagged the farther we went, and my nervousness started to set in.

"Where exactly are we going?" I queried him.

He didn't even look back, just said, "Third-floor meeting room. She's waiting there."

"She?" I queried.

"Yes, ma'am."

I scowled. A female? My initial thinking was Celestine. Or, even better, Stacy. But Stacy wouldn't waste her money on me, I knew that.

When we came to a door at the end of the hall, the man stopped, bowed minimally, and gestured for me to come in.

I opened the door slowly.

---

The lights were yellow and soft, and the room was quiet. There was a woman sitting at the table that I did not recognize, but I recognized her face. I had already seen her—at one of those fancy dances where everybody wore diamond necklaces and fake smiles.

She appeared to be in her late forties, possibly early fifties. She had a straight, refined posture, and she was dressed in a simple
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