ARLENE

When I left the office, I wasn’t interested in talking anymore—especially not to Cole. But he had followed me here, and now that we were at it, this seemed like a conversation that needed to happen.

After all, I was leaving soon, and I wasn’t planning on seeing him for a while if I could help it.

“When the guards stated their mission, I knew it was either they went down or I did. I wasn’t about to go down without a fight. I left the scene alive knowing I had a score to settle on the other side—something more important than whatever you and your family had going...