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light of my laptop screen reflecting against my glasses as I opene

tips tapping rhythmically against the desktop as I ma

eural hardware suppliers that the Hodges Consortium had been tryi

rrow Core's financial statements and core R&D logs f

data models, the hollow ache left by my failed marriag

I had never shown anyone, and looked at

e-year medic

r used, logged by cuff serial number at the dispensary on the fourteenth floor of the Hod

leven entries. Do

dication history is the most

or the warm weight of an Alpha's pheromones w

supposed to do. That was what the ni

zier's scent. No

ord with Charlsie, or on a merger call, or asle

cy dose at the first warning ache was enough to pull me ba

anymore. My doctor had started using words like adrenal

ore it reached zero.be

he bridge of my aching nose, the digital clo

into the small kitchen to pour a glass o

ter, I saw the screen was still dark; neither Frazier

he kitchen drawer, and tossed the back

ting by the phone for her husband and daugh

hes and stepped into the shower, letting the hot

, climbed into the narrow single bed, and closed my e

r Hodg

r, I sat on the leather sofa swirling a glass of whiskey

r pressing the final plastic brick onto the to

tomorrow," Charlsie said, her voice dropping low wit

ce's face, and her small han

tie Charlsie,

nt glance toward me on the so

k waiting back home. I can't

re at me, tears filling her eyes i

let Auntie C

n the side table, and walked over

g. Charlsie has her

rself back onto the carpet, kicking her

rlsie! Daddy, take me back to The Union right

st as I opened my mouth to reprimand her, Charl

back, Charlsie looked up

r. I didn't mean to m

rger review here is mostly wrapped up... why don't we all fly back to

ulder, I thought of Dagny's abnormal silence over the past few days-no thr

t kind of trick Dagny was pulling mad

ar the private jet for tomorrow m

g her arms tight around Charlsie's nec