tself runs on secrets. He is at his desk reading a report but doesn't absorb them; the words d

An invitation to join the Steele Foundation's new outreach team. A respecta

his mind he p

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kitchen table. The message appears li

Adrian

t: A p

Yes Adrian makes her go on a roller coastal of emotions. Today, she can be

p and decides to open

he reads it twice. Charity work, he calls it-coordination meetings at his estate, involve

mind does. You wanted an open

his time it's her handle

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eans to get in his circle, tha

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The voice asks wi

a proposal, a

we need you." The voice echoes even b

ce." She asks looking irritated,

down men like Steele.

She stares at the city through the window

f, Just another assignment. Another mask. But her reflection in t