“These are some of the slowest elevators I’ve ever been on,” the guard finally said. Tube8 “You’ll receive the other half of your payment by midnight tonight. Men rarely looked at a woman’s feet, but one of the officers at the security checkpoint had been a woman, and Amber didn’t care to find trouble because of a fashion-conscious woman in law enforcement. The sound of the chair scraping across the floor barely covered the ragged gurgle of Phillip Castor’s attempts to breathe. Viscous scarlet spilled from his fingers like oil from a punctured drum, thick and warm as it cascaded down his neck and soaked his shirt. He’s already begun the first steps of reforming his flagship company.”
Castor’s eyes wandered across her features uncertainly. I promise… none of this will permanently affect your life, and any inconvenience will be well-compensated. “That… shouldn’t matter, right?”
“Normally, no,” Amber said. One o’clock appointment.” He handed the tablet to the female officer and said, “Ma’am, if you’ll follow me, I’ll take you to the visitor’s center. I’m sure your family would not appreciate having their income or security ripped from them, and I wonder how long you would last in a prison…” She looked around the room as if trying to grasp the right words, then leveled her gaze back at Castor. “Ah. Castor. “You’re not Bianca,” he said, stopping short as he looked at her in confusion. Amber Bell hung up her phone and adjusted her glasses as she looked up at the strange
