46!

CARINA

“Shit,” I stared at the “no access,” notification on my laptop and grumbled at the sight.

I have been on this for the past few weeks, I have been able to breach some firewalls but this seems to be eating at me.

I promised Aurora, I will get whoever is trying to manipulate her. Whoever is behind this money trail is our best bet.

I took my laptop with me and headed to the kitchen. I need more coffee. I stared at the pot on my bed stand.

“This is a lot of work,” I said to myself as I got to the kitchen. I got to the coffee pot in the kitchen and it was empty.

I ran my fingers across my hair and stared at the big large cup.

The doorbell rang and I raised an eyebrow and checked my phone for the time. Aurora isn't arriving until an hour later and Andre is out of town. Maybe she decided to skip the party after all.

“Aurora, why aren't you at the party?” I asked as I opened the door to see an unwelcome face.

“Jacob,” I cleared my throat, “what are you doing here?” I asked him, trying