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Things worked out to her benefit not to have to bother with Alaina's finances post high school graduation. She had enough money after she sold off Sean's businesses for a hefty sum of forty million dollars. Life was going according to plan; she just needed to keep it that way.
    Being elected was her primary objective now. She would need Alaina. Having her daughter hit the campaign trail with her, even if only for a few weeks, would increase her chances of winning. After Alaina's ordeal, Liz was sure she'd have no trouble convincing her daughter to campaign for her. If there was any trouble she would just have to remind the little twit that she would still be in a holding cell if it weren't for her.
    Finesse was everything and she would have to wait, find the perfect moment and perfect way to broach the subject of the campaign with Alaina. She couldn't wait long. It would be best to attack while Alaina was still vulnerable, still in need of feeling safely connected to home.
    Liz had no delusions about Alaina feeling connected to her, but she knew she would understand what could happen if she didn't have the protection of her connections. If Alaina wasn't aware of the consequences then Liz would simply have to remind her.
    Liz looked in the sterling silver desk mirror. Her appearance perfectly posed, not a hair out of place. She had kept herself beautiful, Capri Montgomery 35
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    thin, and primed for the spotlight. "Madam President," she smiled widely, loving the sound of her future title. There was nobody around to mess things up for her now, not even Alaina. Alaina was too young to remember what their family had been like when it was whole. Anything she remembered after her father's death could be justified by Liz's commitment to keeping Americans safe.
    Liz stared at her reflection in the mirror. "She was too young to remember," she assured herself. “She can’t hurt you. And if she tries, you’ll just have to take care of it, like you’ve taken care of everything else,” she mumbled. She was too close to getting her ultimate dream to have it all fall apart now.

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Chapter Three
    S ully sat back in his seat, watching the sunrise as they took off from the landing strip. His mission, though not over, had been a success.
    There was nothing standing between Alaina and the United States other than miles. Once she set foot on American soil, and once he handled a proper hand off, his assignment was over. He was more eager for that moment than he had ever been on any of his assignments.
    He figured she was just waiting to tell all, but once they boarded the plane and the onboard medical officer started asking her questions she didn't offer up the details.
    "Your arm," the officer had said.
    "Oh, it's just a graze. It hurts like crazy, but it could have been worse."
    She hadn't mentioned who shot her. Sully knew he could justify things to the Admiral. It wasn't as if he hadn't shot a hostage before in Capri Montgomery 37
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    order to get them out alive. Those hostages had been soldiers, not civilians, and he knew the response would be more than a lecture about finding other ways to handle the situation. He wasn't trigger happy; he shot a hostage when he needed to, and only as a last resort. He accessed the situation quickly, accurately and thoroughly and each time he had pulled the trigger it had been because there was no other option available to him at the time.
    "And your feet?" The medical officer cut Sully a look that told him he disapproved of Alaina's condition.
    "They took my shoes from the first day. Captain Masterson didn't notice I was without shoes until we were deep in the jungle. And I guess I was so scared that it wasn't the first thing on my mind either."
    "I see. Well at least the Captain managed to get you out of there alive."
    Sully wondered what Alaina was up to. She hadn't complained about his attitude toward her. She hadn't mentioned that he was the one who had shot her. She hadn't