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Stephanie’s breath caught in her throat, her whole body tense. For a moment, she couldn’t calm down.

Her hands shook as she grabbed the phone. “Hello?”

“Miss Giovanni.” The voice on the other end was unmistakable.

Stephanie’s face went blank, her eyes betraying the storm of emotions she was fighting to keep in check.

She forced herself to speak. “Yeah, it’s me.”

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The guy went on, “Mr. Giovanni’s flight is arriving at Long Harbor at 8 PM tonight. He wants you to meet him at the airport.”

Stephanie’s heart skipped a beat.

She gripped the phone tighter, her palm sweating. “He… he’s coming to Long Harbor?”

The weight of this moment hit her all at once. He was finally coming, after all this time.

Just yesterday, she’d had swiped the wrong black card while shopping. She knew he’d find out, but she hadn’t expected it to blow

up this fast.

The voice on the other end belonged to Elliot Grant, an assistant.

feared him. Elliot had a way of

Sebastian Giovanni? The man he assisted?

was the man

as ever. “He also said you

finish. The silence

Stephanie shuddered.

hung up, the motion casual, but inside,

blur. She couldn’t focus. Her thoughts

present.

she could think about

was the guy the Hart family was looking for–the one who raised

legal world. The illegal world.

three years ago, just before she left Fiorenza. Her eyes filled with

work didn’t matter anymore. She was lost in her thoughts until

the clock hit six, she stepped

she answered,

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came

at the busy street, answering flatly, “You

only one who could joke with Catlin was Olivia.

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