ALEX Seth burst into my office clutching his iPad in one hand and balancing two steaming cups of coffee in the other. I had no idea how he managed not to spill a drop while practically jogging down the hall but then again, Seth’s ability to multitask under pressure was exactly why I’d flown him in from our European branch to join me here in New York. His sharp mind and quick reflexes had already proven invaluable to my plans more than once. Without waiting for an invitation, he strode straight to my desk, set the coffees down, and slid one toward me. His eyes glinted as he tilted the iPad screen in my direction. “You need to see this,” he said grimly. I took the cup with one hand and glanced at the tablet he held out with the other. On the screen was a headline in bold, blaring out tro

