Chapter Twenty-Three
I clipped my thigh on the corner of the model as Anna grabbed her phone and she and Leah started to run. I paused to rub the knot, noting that beach community and its residents kept moving and the occupants of the bar continued imbibing in their adult refreshment. For a split second, I considered joining them.
None of us made explanations to Power Suit as we burst from the conference room, surprising both her and a few of the clients waiting as we sprinted out the front door.
Leah couldn’t help herself as she shouted to them over her shoulder, “It’s a farce—escape while you can!”
It felt like it took hours to get from downtown to Bryce’s empty house, though we managed to arrive ahead of the Stanton brothers. Despite the fact they had insisted we wait until they had
