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- Authors: Helena Newbury
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LORNA
NOBODY HAD EVER TRIED to kill me before.
I’m not pretty, so there are no jealous lovers. I’m not famous, so there
are no crazy fans. I’m not important or politically connected.
I’m a single mom. I’m an architect. I’m nobody.
But that day in April, someone wanted me dead, and they were rushing
towards me at eighty miles an hour.
It was late afternoon and I was sitting in the back of an SUV as it sped
through Mexico City. I don’t travel much. Normally, I stay safely huddled
behind my drawing board in New York but for this set of meetings, the
client had wanted the architect there.
They’d probably expected me to be like my dad, the CEO, with his
sharp suits and expert charm. Or my brother, my dad’s right-hand man, with
his good looks and cocky grin. But I’m…not like that. I’m all pale, soft
curves where I should be toned and tight. Instead of their gorgeous chestnut
hair, I have an untamable mass of black tresses. And instead of their easy
confidence, I panic and clam up when asked to speak to a room full of
people.
For three days, I’d ummed and mumbled through explanations of the
blueprints. All the other women in the room had been ten years younger,
lip-glossed, and sleekly efficient, and I’d felt dumpy and ridiculous. But
finally, it was over: we won the contract to build the new airport and now I
could go back to my safe little world of plans, calculations…and being a
mom.
I turned and looked at Cody, my son. He’d dozed off, head thrown back
and softly snoring, and it was a rare opportunity to look at him dotingly
without him squirming and moaning Mommm! He’d inherited my dad’s
strong jaw and perfect, straight nose, and at nine, he already looked like a
mini version of my older brother, Miles. Miles had broken the hearts of
every high-society woman on the Upper East Side and once Cody hit high
school, I foresaw a lot of weeping teenage girls in his future.
I felt a pang of guilt as I watched him sleep. He was such a great kid,
and he’d been so patient, these last few days. But now the meetings were
done and I was officially on vacation. I grinned. Cody, my dad, and I were
going to stay with Miguel, a wealthy friend of my dad’s who lived south of
the city. For the next week, it was going to be nothing but lazing by the
pool, ping-pong matches, and ice cream.
It was Miguel who’d sent the two SUVs to pick us up: my dad was in
the other one, up ahead, no doubt with paperwork spread out over the back
seat and his phone pressed to his ear. Hopefully, I’d be able to persuade him
to switch off from work, too.
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