I tapped the red button and watched the timer start counting.

I needed her to do it right there at the Belle Meade estate, in front of all her high-society guests.

I stopped the recording and deleted the test file.

Otherwise she’d just play the victim again.

I pushed my chair away from the desk.

I had to strip off the protection my money gave me and come at her as someone she wouldn’t even notice.

I folded the thick plastic sleeve in half.