LOGINJuliette leans back, pulling my attention to her. For a second I had forgotten that she was here with us.“Well,” she says casually, “there’s only one way to find out.”Both Lilly and I snap our heads toward her immediately, staring at her for a second before Lilly explodes.“Are you insane?” Lilly
We all look at each other in confusion before Juliette slowly turns toward the manager.“Do they say why they’re looking for her?” she asks.The manager shakes his head. “No… They only said that they need to speak to her.”Juliette studies his face for a second before nodding. “Bring them over.”The
By the next evening, I’m standing in front of the bathroom mirror trying to do my makeup while my mind spirals in a hundred different directions at once.The brush moves mechanically across my face, but honestly, I barely even see my reflection. My thoughts keep drifting back to the text I received
“I can’t believe this is actually happening.”“It’s happening because you made it happen, and I just know with them, you guys will do wonderful things” she says proudly. “I believe you’ll become the largest most successful research company this country has ever seen.”Before I can answer, my phone r
Lilly has been pacing back and forth across the living room for almost ten minutes now, her arms folded tightly across her chest while she continues lecturing me like I’m a reckless teenager instead of a grown woman.She’s been at it since Noah dropped me two hours ago and then called and asked her
The others drag the stranger upright and tie him roughly to a chair while trying to wake him. Once they have him up, Noah takes my hand and starts pulling me toward the door.I resist instantly. “Wait—I want to hear what he says.”“You’ll know what he says, but you’re not staying in there to witness
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“She’s a problem,” I mutter under my breath. “She shouldn’t even exist in my equation.”“Then let her breathe for now,” the second woman replies, walking toward me. Her voice is like ice sliding beneath the skin. “You’ll get another chance. But not if you draw attention. We’ve already failed twice.
Everything inside me freezes at his words. They echo in my head like a broken record, over and over again, each repetition more suffocating than the last.This is impossible. Maybe they’re wrong. How could someone want me dead? Who would want me dead?I stare at them, unable to form a single word. M
Uncle Gabe nods slowly, his usual gruffness giving way to something gentler. “You blink, and they’re adults. Responsible ones, too.” He clears his throat. “Though one of them still has a knack for causing heart attacks every once in a while.”Dad chuckles, but Uncle Gabe turns his piercing grey gaze







