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Jana kissed him again as they embraced for the camera. For Cade, the problem was deeper. He was falling hard; he couldn’t help it. And riding up this elevator-to-terror at the same time he was kissing the most beautiful girl in the world represented a paradox he couldn’t quite comprehend. He was dizzy. The elevator ride seemed to go on and on in an endless rise. Cade was falling in love with this girl whether she was acting for the cameras or not. When this whole damnable terrorism case was over, he was going to crash, and crash hard.
The elevator rose and a faint chime announced each floor.
Ground, One, Two, Three, Four . . .
Kyle assured him the guards would be changing shifts right at this moment. If the timing was perfect, they would get to seventeen without being seen. Cade’s c
