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Sandra wasn’t even sure the magazine would run with the story.
    She’d wanted so badly to get this story and for it to be the defining story of her career. She wanted it to be so damning, so damaging, that it would ruin the reputations of the men who’d hurt her and Chloe. She wanted to destroy them forever. But all she could see was just how difficult that was going to be.
    “I need your help, Chloe.”
    “Lacey, you know I’d do anything for you.”
    “I want to meet Lally’s daughter.”
    “What?”
    “Lally, from the mansion.”
    “I know who Lally is,” Chloe said.
    Chloe sounded worried and confused.
    “I want to meet his daughter.”
    “Lacey, what are you talking about? Why would you want to go anywhere near that man or his family?”
    “I can’t tell you right now, Chloe. There’s so much I haven’t told you, but I will tell you everything soon. When the time is right.”
    “Lacey, you’re scaring me.”
    “Will you just trust me on this, Chloe? Will you help me?”
    “Of course. Of course I’ll help you. But you’re not making any sense. You’re going to get us in trouble. We’ll lose our jobs. You need to stay away from these guys outside of work, Chloe. That’s the very first rule of the job.”
    “I know all that, Chloe. But this is really important. I know it doesn’t make sense right now, I know I haven’t told you everything, but will you please just trust me on this? I need your help to speak to Lally’s daughter. Her name is Claire. She’s our age. She just got married to a man forty years older than she is.”
    “Oh, Lacey. Can we meet?”
    *
    L ACEY MET CHLOE AT A cafe close to the library. As soon as Chloe saw her she hugged her. Lacey hugged her friend so hard.
    “Lacey, what’s the matter? You seem all shaken up.”
    “Let’s get a seat,” Lacey said.
    They got a table and Chloe went to the counter and bought two coffees. She came back to the table and handed a cup to Lacey. Lacey held it with both hands, the heat of the cup warming her. She took a sip. It was good to have something hot to drink after being outside in the cold.
    “Lacey, please tell me what’s going on. Do you know what could happen if anyone at The Club, or even Benny, were to find out that you wanted to mess around with Lally’s family?”
    “I know, Chloe. I know it’s dangerous.”
    “It’s not just dangerous,” Chloe said. “It’s crazy. It makes no sense.”
    “You’ve got to trust me, Chloe. It makes sense. I’m trying to get information about Lally and the only way is by talking to his daughter.”
    “Why the hell do you want information about Lally? Don’t you know everything you want to know about that man?”
    “Not everything.”
    “What else is there to find out? You know him better than anyone.”
    “Do you remember how it felt being under Lally’s thumb?” Lacey said. “Do you remember how terrifying it was? Do you remember how he treated us? How he made us feel?”
    “Of course I do,” Chloe said. “I’ll never forget it. He was kicking me on the ground. He was knocking my head against the floor. I remember every second of it, Lacey.”
    “Well, don’t you ever get tired of that? Of the feeling of being helpless and powerless? Don’t you ever want to turn the tables on men like that and show them that they don’t control everything, they don’t own everything?”
    “I fantasize about it, Lacey, but I know that it will never happen. I know how the world works. I know who he is and I know who we are. He’s rich and powerful. We’re hookers. We don’t get to turn the tables on men like that.”
    “Well what if I was to tell you that maybe we could?”
    “Lacey, this is scaring me. Do you know what could happen to us for even talking about this?”
    “I know, Chloe. I’m sorry to put you in this position, but think about it. What if we could show this guy that he wasn’t above everyone? What if we could get him into trouble?”
    “Lacey, what are