A Deal’s a Deal

But Dylan’s eyes remained ice-cold as he swiftly secured the earrings onto her earlobes. ‘Done.’ Standing on her tiptoes, Mindy gave him a quick kiss on the lips. ‘Thank you.’ Dylan didn’t reciprocate the kiss. He just looked at her with a smile, concealing the disgust he felt. Duty called, and Dylan left the dorm shortly after. Usually, Mindy would have been disappointed. But tonight, she had other plans—meeting the leader of Kurtazagg’s largest militant group and collecting the evidence framing Elias. Once the trial was over, Elias’s fate would be sealed, and her father would be one step closer to the presidency. Mindy shed her luxurious coat for a sleek black suit and donned a plain black mask. She examined her reflection in the mirror and noticed that the pink pearl earrings seemed a bit conspicuous. About to take them off, she remembered Dylan’s words and kept them on. These were Dylan’s gifts, and she’d wear them always. Ready, she stepped out of the dorm and found two men in bla