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Chapter 20

“Sir?” Gerry stepped forward. “What do I call him?” Manon lifted his eyes to the ceiling and said nothing. If Gerry had been asked, he’d have sworn he saw Manon’s jaw tighten in an effort not to. The elevator doors slid closed with a soundless bump.

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“Then fuck it,” Gerry said, shouldering the glass door harder than he should have. “I just won’t go.” He huffed a harsh laugh when the empty office echoed his words and threw both arms in the air. “You hear that?” he hollered. “I’m not fucking going.”