Chapter 20 One Conversation
Mara
The reporter’s follow-up corrected the timeline. It didn’t make Mara a hero or Nico a victim. It said she’d ended her contract when she learned about the private games, and that the photograph had been taken after she entered the room to investigate a staffing issue.
She read the piece once. ...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1 The House Rules
2. Chapter 2 The Terms
3. Chapter 3 The Run-Through
4. Chapter 4 After Hours
5. Chapter 5 The Preview
6. Chapter 6 One More
7. Chapter 7 The North Room
8. Chapter 8 A Resourceful Man
9. Chapter 9 Proof
10. Chapter 10 The Last Table
11. Chapter 11 The Guest
12. Chapter 12 The Photograph
13. Chapter 13 Terms of Payment
14. Chapter 14 A New Brief
15. Chapter 15 The Figure on the Page
16. Chapter 16 The Opening Night
17. Chapter 17 The Offer
18. Chapter 18 Not a Rescue
19. Chapter 19 A Different Buyer
20. Chapter 20 One Conversation
21. Chapter 21 On Her Terms
22. Chapter 22 Terms for Dinner
23. Chapter 23 The Guest List
24. Chapter 24 The Camera Log
25. Chapter 25 The Driver
26. Chapter 26 The Cost of Keeping It
27. Chapter 27 A Public Room
28. Chapter 28 The Incident Log
29. Chapter 29 The Proposal
30. Chapter 30 Borrowed Credit
31. Chapter 31 The Offer in Writing
32. Chapter 32 A Choice of Her Own
33. Chapter 33 Default
34. Chapter 34 The Pickup
35. Chapter 35 The Holding Room
36. Chapter 36 No One Comes Alone
37. Chapter 37 The Exit
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