The Counterplay

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Emma stared at Kane, her heart pounding. “Fight dirty? What does that even mean?” Kane stood up, still shirtless, and walked to the large window overlooking the city. The lights below looked deceptively peaceful. “Jessica wants power,” he said. “She wants to feel like she’s winning. So we give her a bigger target, something that makes exposing us risky for her.” Emma pulled on his shirt, wrapping it around herself as she joined him at the window. “You’re scaring me. What are you planning?” Kane turned to her, his gray eyes serious but lit with that sharp, strategic intelligence that had once made him a ruthless consultant. “I’m going to offer her something she can’t refuse. A recommendation letter for the exclusive summer internship at Vanguard Consulting, the one only three students

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