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office.’
Chase, reaching for his phone, suddenly stopped. ‘What?’
‘She was with the catering company. Pretended she
was lost. Said she got off on the wrong floor. Who is she?’ Victor's eyes
narrowed.
Chase had known the man for a long time, and he
could tell when his best friend was suspicious.
And nearly everything made Victor suspicious. He
did have a lot to be suspicious of though, to be fair. The competition they
were up against was stiff, and it was also dangerous. Perilously dangerous. Men
had and would continue to die over these secrets.
'Do you think she belongs to the Sect?’ Julius chimed
in from his side.
Chase spluttered.
There was no way that Keiko Teshi belonged to the Sect.
Despite the anger she had just shown, she did not have the bloodthirsty,
murderous nature you would require to work for that group.
She also had nothing to do with this world. Or at
least she hadn't. And then Chase had done something stupid. He'd been lax,
caught up with his own desires, and not smart enough to be careful. Swallowing
uncomfortably, for a moment he hesitated.
He wasn't sure exactly what he could do.
He was just sure he had to do something.
Keiko was in danger now, wasn't she? If the Sect
had stolen those documents and sent someone in after her grandmother, then they
too must think this was a clue worthwhile. That Keiko and her family posed an
interesting and new angle into the mystery of Aiko. An angle that would have to
be thoroughly investigated. Except while Chase was happy to leave his
investigations to a short and unsuccessful conversation with Ami, the Sect
would not be so kind.
'Are you going to sit there looking like you've
just swallowed a fish, or are you going to tell us who she is?' Julius said as
he stood up, walked over to the dresser, and poured everyone a drink. 'Because
I'm with Victor on this one. She looks suspicious.’
Chase let out a sharp, uncomfortable laugh. 'Trust
me, she is not.' He latched a hand on his cheek, let it pull over his jaw, then
rested it on his neck as he closed his eyes.
It took him a while, but Chase Harlow proceeded to
share with his friends everything he knew about Keiko Teshi. From what the
grandmother had said to the scar that Keiko had revealed.
Chapter 10
I t had taken her a long time to calm down from her
confrontation.
But it wasn't nearly as excruciating as she’d
thought it would be. Though her hands had shaken for a while, and her back was
still slick with sweat, her mouth dry no matter how many times she swallowed,
she didn't want to run away and hide under her bed covers and never come out
again.
In a way she was proud of herself.
She hadn't backed down.
She’d gone all the way to Chase Harlow and told him
exactly what she thought of him.
She’d been brave and courageous.
Suicidal, possibly, but she had stood her ground.
Her grandmother would be proud.
Rather than heading in to work, Keiko had made a
hasty call to Jenny and had begged her roommate to fill in for her. Jenny had
agreed, possibly only because Keiko had admitted she’d gone to see Chase, and
in Jenny's mind that meant one thing.
Then Keiko had spent the rest of the day doing
nothing, walking around the city, window shopping, and trying to calm down.
She’d bought her lunch, settled down in the park,
and had stared at the trees shifting about in the breeze.
She told herself that she was never going to make a
mistake like this again. She’d been taken away by his charm, good looks, and
money, hadn’t she? Why else had she spent three days tracking down those
documents, only to be so stupid to leave them with him?
'Well it's not going to happen again,’ Keiko said
firmly to herself, really trying to make herself believe her own words.
Though she could spend the rest of the afternoon in
the park, as the afternoon drew on, the air started to chill her even through
her thick jacket. She’d pulled it from her car, along with some gloves and a
scarf, but right now they
Chase, reaching for his phone, suddenly stopped. ‘What?’
‘She was with the catering company. Pretended she
was lost. Said she got off on the wrong floor. Who is she?’ Victor's eyes
narrowed.
Chase had known the man for a long time, and he
could tell when his best friend was suspicious.
And nearly everything made Victor suspicious. He
did have a lot to be suspicious of though, to be fair. The competition they
were up against was stiff, and it was also dangerous. Perilously dangerous. Men
had and would continue to die over these secrets.
'Do you think she belongs to the Sect?’ Julius chimed
in from his side.
Chase spluttered.
There was no way that Keiko Teshi belonged to the Sect.
Despite the anger she had just shown, she did not have the bloodthirsty,
murderous nature you would require to work for that group.
She also had nothing to do with this world. Or at
least she hadn't. And then Chase had done something stupid. He'd been lax,
caught up with his own desires, and not smart enough to be careful. Swallowing
uncomfortably, for a moment he hesitated.
He wasn't sure exactly what he could do.
He was just sure he had to do something.
Keiko was in danger now, wasn't she? If the Sect
had stolen those documents and sent someone in after her grandmother, then they
too must think this was a clue worthwhile. That Keiko and her family posed an
interesting and new angle into the mystery of Aiko. An angle that would have to
be thoroughly investigated. Except while Chase was happy to leave his
investigations to a short and unsuccessful conversation with Ami, the Sect
would not be so kind.
'Are you going to sit there looking like you've
just swallowed a fish, or are you going to tell us who she is?' Julius said as
he stood up, walked over to the dresser, and poured everyone a drink. 'Because
I'm with Victor on this one. She looks suspicious.’
Chase let out a sharp, uncomfortable laugh. 'Trust
me, she is not.' He latched a hand on his cheek, let it pull over his jaw, then
rested it on his neck as he closed his eyes.
It took him a while, but Chase Harlow proceeded to
share with his friends everything he knew about Keiko Teshi. From what the
grandmother had said to the scar that Keiko had revealed.
Chapter 10
I t had taken her a long time to calm down from her
confrontation.
But it wasn't nearly as excruciating as she’d
thought it would be. Though her hands had shaken for a while, and her back was
still slick with sweat, her mouth dry no matter how many times she swallowed,
she didn't want to run away and hide under her bed covers and never come out
again.
In a way she was proud of herself.
She hadn't backed down.
She’d gone all the way to Chase Harlow and told him
exactly what she thought of him.
She’d been brave and courageous.
Suicidal, possibly, but she had stood her ground.
Her grandmother would be proud.
Rather than heading in to work, Keiko had made a
hasty call to Jenny and had begged her roommate to fill in for her. Jenny had
agreed, possibly only because Keiko had admitted she’d gone to see Chase, and
in Jenny's mind that meant one thing.
Then Keiko had spent the rest of the day doing
nothing, walking around the city, window shopping, and trying to calm down.
She’d bought her lunch, settled down in the park,
and had stared at the trees shifting about in the breeze.
She told herself that she was never going to make a
mistake like this again. She’d been taken away by his charm, good looks, and
money, hadn’t she? Why else had she spent three days tracking down those
documents, only to be so stupid to leave them with him?
'Well it's not going to happen again,’ Keiko said
firmly to herself, really trying to make herself believe her own words.
Though she could spend the rest of the afternoon in
the park, as the afternoon drew on, the air started to chill her even through
her thick jacket. She’d pulled it from her car, along with some gloves and a
scarf, but right now they
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