Rise of the Banished She-Wolf (Evelyn) novel Chapter 110

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My fingers flew across the keyboard, lines of code appearing on the screen faster than most people could read them. I didn’t just solve the assigned problem I optimized it, added security features, and built an interface that would make any tech company salivate.

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Ten minutes later, I hit the final keystroke and turned to Kate. “Done. And I added a neural network component that would’ve taken your

team weeks to develop.”

The room was silent. Samuel’s eyes were wide with what looked like admiration, while Kate’s face had turned an unflattering shade of red.

Without another word, I deleted the entire program with three keystrokes, grabbed my bag, and walked out.

“Evelyn, wait!” Samuel’s voice echoed down the hallway as he jogged to catch up with me. “That was incredible.”

I kept walking, my boots clicking against the tiled floor. “I don’t need your validation.”

He matched my pace easily, his long legs giving him an advantage. “Why do you hide what you can do? Someone with your skills should

be celebrated, not pretending to be average.”

I stopped abruptly, turning to face him. “How would you know what my skills are? You’ve been here for what, two weeks?”

Samuel’s expression shifted, something calculating replacing his usual charm. “I know talent when I see it.”

“What are you really doing here, Samuel?” I asked, suspicion creeping into my voice.

“Perhaps I simply appreciate extraordinary things,” he said, stepping closer. “And you, Evelyn Gray, are extraordinary in ways you don’t

even realize.”

My heart pounded. Did he know about Aurora? Before I could press further, my phone chimed with a text from Lily.

[Devon and Jack are here to pick us up. Parking lot B.]

I stepped back from Samuel, relieved for the excuse to end this conversation. “I have to go.”

“We’ll talk again soon, Evelyn,” he called after me, his voice carrying an unsettling certainty. “Sooner than you think.”

The cool evening air was a welcome relief as I pushed through the double doors into the parking lot. Devon’s black Audi was idling near the entrance, Jack’s truck parked beside it. Lily waved enthusiastically from beside Jack, her golden–brown hair catching the last rays of

sunlight.

“Finally!” she called out.

As I approached, Devon stepped out of his car, a lit cigar between his fingers. Even with the lingering pain from last night’s failed

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marking, my heart skipped at the sight of him.

“Sorry I’m late,” I said, reaching for his cigar and extinguishing it against the nearby ash tray. “You should cut back on these. Bad day?”

Devon’s blue eyes softened as they met mine. He pulled me closer, his arm wrapping around my shoulders as he guided me toward his car. “Just business complications. Nothing I can’t handle.”

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