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to use her diminutive self as an advantage. Since other women were almost always taller, she’d had lots of opportunity to fine-tune her small stature into a compelling attraction. But she had to admit that Gloria was imposing. She moved like an athlete. She was so composed. She projected such quiet confidence. Isha had seen Gloria a few times when she’d gone to meet Mitch at the office, but this was the first time they had spoken. There had been very little small talk. Gloria had gotten right to it.

“You’ll never come to the office,” Gloria said. “You’ll take on challenging associates and providers, people who are out to make a bit more hay than we think is appropriate. Special assignments. You would go see them, explain our position, convince them they should take a step back. I expect there would be four or five jobs of this nature a year. Andy thought you’d be good at it.”

“I guess that’s a compliment.”

“It is.”

“You know I have been living at the Creightons’. I am their granddaughter’s companion.”

“I do, and yes, we don’t see why you can’t keep that situation. That’s up to you.”

“Special assignments.”

“Yes. First-class travel and ac - commodations, of course.”

“Of course.” Isha had to chuckle as Gloria laid out her future. “I guess I don’t have much of a choice.”

“That’s true,” Gloria said. “It’s a very generous alternative to confinement.” Gloria paused, glancing up to look at a bird perched on the complex rigging of the large, tall ship moored in front of her. “There is one very serious catch.”

“Yes?”

“There will be no more interaction of any sort with Andy, or Rebecca. None. If there is, this opportunity will collapse around your ears, and you will enter the system.”

“I understand,” Isha said. She looked Gloria in the eyes and added, “If you can catch me.”

There was a dark moment before both women laughed.

“I look forward to working with you,” Gloria said as she stood up and walked away.

“A piece of work,” Isha muttered to herself as she watched Gloria’s long, fluid strides.

Gloria was muttering the exact same thing. *

The sign indicated that it was the last rest area on the turnpike. Isha took the access road and pulled the Porsche into truck parking. She removed her phone from her bag and stared at it. She pulled up the number she’d wrestled out of RD and

“Grady.”

“Hello,

“Isha.”

“Still

“Still.”

“Good.

“We could.”

When

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