Chapter Forty-three |SAME DAY, CLOSING HOURS| •BRIANNA• It was well past 7 p.m. when I finally left the building, and the sun had long set. The night was dark, but the streetlights painted the world in pools of golden light. The usual hum of traffic mixed with the distant chatter of pedestrians, a sound I was all too familiar with by now. I’d just started down the street toward the bus stop when a sleek black car pulled up beside me. For a moment, I thought nothing of it, assuming it was just another passerby. But the back window rolled down, revealing Mr. Adrian, looking every bit the intimidating figure he always did in his perfectly tailored suit. “Get in,” he ordered. “No, thank you,” I replied, trying to keep my pace as I kept walking. “That’s a command, not a request,” he insisted, his tone all business, no room for argument. “Thanks, but no thanks. I’d rather catch the bus,” I said, now walking a bit faster, hoping he’d get the hint. Just as I was about to ignore him com
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