Amelia rode in the car with Alex. The driver took them through the streets to Hillen Industries.

“You won’t regret this. I promise,” Alex said.

She wasn’t nearly as sure as he was. She’d never worked for a corporation because she hadn’t found one whose culture she could stand. She liked working alone and wasn’t interested in a cube farm. The place would be noisy and everyone would be up in her business.

But Alex had given her puppy dog eyes and she ...