“No,” Rachel said, turning to walk away into the gray morning. “I’m a survivor. There’s a difference.”
“Then I release the emails myself—but edited to show you as the mastermind. You’ll be facing ethics charges, a criminal probe, and a primary challenger by Friday. Your career won’t just end. It’ll be erased.” rachel steele gavin
Rachel smiled. It was the smile of a woman who had already played every move on the board. “No,” Rachel said, turning to walk away into
“Loyalty?” Gavin’s voice cracked. “You threatened to release them if I didn’t kill the offshore energy bill. I saw the memo, Rachel. Your fingerprints are all over it.” You’ll be facing ethics charges, a criminal probe,
The wind picked up, rattling the bare branches above them. Rachel stepped closer, her heels clicking like metronomes of doom.
She met him at dawn in a deserted corner of the National Mall, the Lincoln Memorial looming like a stone ghost. Gavin arrived in a dark overcoat, his boyish face hardened by sleepless ambition.