"I'm sorry, Ed, but I just can't do it."

Kaitlyn Reese faced her editor across his desk, her hands curled into fists, her body vibrating with repressed rage. "You might not have any scruples, but I still have a few."

"I think I resent that, Kaitlyn." Ed Middleton stared at her, his eyes like two black weapons boring into her. "Are you saying I have no principles? No morals?"

She drew in a deep breath and let it out slowly, digging for her control. "What I'm ...