10/02/2026 23:47

---

The purpose of the two-day preliminary before formal announcement is to get you used to your position. I do, sir. All the privacy you wish. Miss Fellowes nodded and stepped stiffly through.

Grant faced them, expression hard and frowning. But half-belief was not enough. Once you got them inside, you couldn't keep them there without a strait jacket or a heavy dose of tranquilizer. He had drawn both feet up to the cot and was pushing backwards.