“Marcus!” Helen said. My palm traveled up, feeling the stocking end and her actual skin continue, her skirt coming along for the ride as it was hung on my wrist. “This is going to end badly, Marcus,” Karl said, looking back at me. Eventually, she broke off, taking a deep, noisy breath. You’re going to make Helen the new partner at YVP. “What can we do to make this right?”
“I already told you,” I said. Karl took a reflexive step back. Since neither of them pushed back, I guess they were very aware of the section of the contract Vikram was talking about. “Roger… didn’t text me.”
I sat up at that. Upton,” Karl said. Are you talking about Tanaka?”
“Tanaka?” I asked. It was, and the lights were off. And that’s when Helen started whispering her promises. Karl and I are coming to see you.
