Bred for Betrayal
On the desk was a folder.
I opened it.
Inside was a new identity. Not a fake one in any criminal sense, Elias had been careful to explain that. A legal name variant, Nora Ashford going by Nora James, using her middle name, nothing fraudulent, just a layer of distance. New email addresses. A new phone number for any contact with Marcus and his circle. A cover explanation for the change, a privacy concern following some harassment, plausible and boring enough that no one would push on it.
There was also a prepaid credit card with a balance that made me go still for a moment. Not extravagant, but enough. Enough to cover six months of being able to say no to anything Marcus offered without feeli
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