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He gently wraps a hand around my nape and brings my lips to his to kiss me. He deepens our kiss, his tongue swirling against mine. I shove my hands through his hair as he devours my mouth, his hold on me tightening as if he is afraid I will disappear again.

A sudden pain pinches my chest. I rip my mouth away and look away, squeezing my eyes shut. The pain passes as quickly as it came. I open my eyes and look at Aiden.

“Hey, are you okay?” he asks, his brows furrow with concern.

“Yeah, I’m fine,” I reassure him.

He narrows his eyes. “You didn’t seem fine.”

“It’s probably a side effect from getting shot,” I inform him. It isn’t a lie. It just isn’t the whole truth. Now is not the time to worry him. I look at my wrist, internally sighing. “We need to go.”

Aiden stands and helps me up. “We do. Director Young plans to frame your dad and show that he caused all the chaos at Eden.”

I grab his hand. “Teleport us out of here.”

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KICK THE DAMN DOOR IN

In a blink, we are in our office. I let go of his hand and walk over to my computer with Aiden in tow.

“How exactly are we going to stop her? She has all the evidence, and we don’t know how many reapers are supporting her,” he says. I pull out something from my bra and show him. It wasn’t the best place to hide it, but it was the only place the reapers didn’t pat me down. Thank goodness for that. At least they weren’t perverts.

I started to keep a recorder on me when things at Eden began to get weird. You learn the importance of evidence as a lawyer.

I connect the device to my laptop and upload the file. Then, I email it to Valerie with a message.

To: Valerie Pierre

From: Joyce Parker

Subject: Villainous Bitch Confession

Attachments: audio.mp3

Val,

The Reaper’s Resources department has access to the PA System in Eden. I need you to play the attachment out loud in five minutes. Consider it payment for the free phone porn.

Thx,

JP, Esq.

Once I am sure the email is sent, I explain my plan to Aiden. “I recorded her whole confession before she shot me. Now, all we have to do is confront her and let it play. Then, it’s game over for her.”

Aiden tilts her head. “Why don’t you just play it now?”

I clasp my hands together, an evil smile spreading across my face. “The excitement in fucking someone over is seeing their face as they realize they are fucked.”

Aiden gives me a sexy smile. “I love when you are vindictive.”

I wink at him and hold out my hand. He grabs it, lifting it up to his lips and placing a gentle kiss on it. We walk out of the office toward the director’s conference room. When we arrive, I look at Aiden.

“Kick it in,” I demand, needing to show them that we mean business.

Aiden gives me a look. “I’m pretty sure it’s unlocked.” Everything would go a lot smoother if Aiden wasn’t so stubborn.

I let go of him and place my hands on my hips. “We need a dramatic entrance.”