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SAME DAY

Alecia didn't believe in waiting around to be played.

She had never been the kind of girl to sit idle while someone thought they were outsmarting her. Bianca had that smug little glint in her eyes at the charity event, as if she was two steps ahead. And Alecia might’ve let her bask in that illusion—just long enough to flip the board.

It was nearly noon when she arrived at the suite, it was quiet, dimly lit by the pale blush of early evening filtering through sheer ...