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He hissed and spluttered on the floor, trying to pull out of my grip even as he forced his joints to hyperextend.
“Fuck you for cheating on Emily and fuck you for all that shit you said about me.”
He swiped at my ankle. His fingertips brushed the hem of my slacks.
“Try that again.” I wrenched his arm back, stopping right at the point before it snapped. “I fucking dare you.”
He screamed in what sounded like pain and frustration and made another grab at my ankle.
Shifting so I was holding his arm with one hand, I reached into my pocket and pulled out my fidget spinner knife. Flipping the trigger, I snapped the blade open.
His scream echoed in the room. Loud and bloodcurdling.
SLAM.
The door to the office flew open and a crush of bodies spilled in. A woman screeched and loud male voices shouted over each other as I twisted toward the commotion.
“Help!” Malcolm shrieked from the floor. “He’s trying to kill me!”
19
EVAN
“I don’t feel rightabout this,” Vlado said, not looking up from Malcolm’s computer.
“I know.” I shut the drawer to the file cabinet with a sigh. “But we can’t risk bringing any sort of allegations against Malcolm to Emily without solid proof.”
“Good plan,” a voice said from behind me.
“Jesus!” I whirled around to find my sister leaning against the wall as casual as could be.
“You okay there, big bro?” she asked.
“How the hell did you get in here?” I asked, my heart still racing.
“You forgot about the hidden entrance in the closet?” She raised one perfectly shaped brow and looked pointedly at Vlado. “That’s not like you.”
He shrugged. “How did you know we were in here?”
“You sweet summer child.” She pushed off from the wall. “You set up my security system and not only hired, but also trained, my team.” She gave him a shrewd look. “Did you really think you’d be able to bypass my camera network without tripping the safety protocolsyouput in place?”
Vlado grinned. “Oopsie.”
I twisted toward him. “You wanted her to find out?”
“We’re all on the same side here.” Vlado looked between us. “We’ve been best friends since we were babies. This hiding shit and sneaking around behind each other’s backs is getting old and I’m sick of being in the middle of it.”
“We’re not sneak— Wait, each other’s backs? You two have been working against me?”
“Dial back the paranoia.” Emily rolled her eyes. “Vlado and I haven’t been working against you or going behind your back. We’ve just been… That’s a discussion for another day. Right now I want to know why you’re in Mal’s office.”
“We found something.” Vlado came around the desk and leaned his hip against it.
“What?” she said. “Does this have to do with your inheritance scheme?”
I shook my head. “This is far more serious.”
“My team was able to trace the origin of the letters,” Vlado revealed.
