She stared at the moon. Her body was tired, but her mind was alert. Pete Sebastian intrigued her, and the challenge of the job scared her a little. I can do it. If I work hard enough, I can. I’ve been successful before, and I will be here. An even bigger success. I’ll be nationally known. Put the Kings on the map as the most advanced team in the league.
She snuggled down under her fleece blanket. Soothed by the even snoring of her petite pug, she was soon asleep.
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Pete pulled into the driveway of his beach house on the Connecticut shore. After stowing his car safely in the garage, he went inside. The silence was deafening. Since his twin daughters, Alyssa and Alexis, had gone off to Kensington State University, his home was too quiet for his taste.
He flipped on an easy listenin
