sat in the corner booth of a

She wore a black baseball cap pulled low over her eyes. Her thumb co

hone vibrated viol

n popped up: Incom

alance had jumped from $3

on that had been knotting her shoulders for

llar bill on the ta

Queens. Twenty minutes later, she walked through th

s and compact SUVs. She walke

The one with the enclosed bed

hoodie. He smirked. "Are you sure, sweetheart? That's

led out her credit card an

h. Full insurance cov

e name on the card and the lack of hesitatio

The black F-150 looked lik

ering wheel. The physical weight of the machine gave her a massive surge of security.

onto the highway, heading toward a ma

ed her phone to the truck's Bluetooth. Sh

e units spread across New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and upstate New York. She needed

mmed the gas pedal, leaving the

opened her iPad. She logged into her Amazon Prime account an

uck's infotainme

g Call:

ice. She hit the accept button and simultane

th fake affection. "Where are you? I stopped by the do

mily lawyer's office in the city. It's

Then, he paused. It was a calculated pause. "Did you g

e it

laughing. "No. He locked me out completely.

other end of the

ely flat. The warmth was gone. "Oh. Well. That s

hun

ial tone. She tossed the ph

lack surgical mask over her face, and

e to spend