walked down the hallway, when suddenly he was pulled in another room, the door closed and shades drawn. He looked up seeing a familiar face, but didn't get a chance to say anything before the woman pulled him into a kiss. "Riley!" He said when they pulled away, "you came back".
"I never wanted to leave; I was threatened and forced into writing all of that stuff about Catherine; I never meant any of it."
"Who forced you to?"
"The Mayor, who apparently had a beef with Catherine's father."
Catherine and Vartann had been listening outside the room. Vartann said, "I knew that the mayor was up to no good when he...
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(sorry, I got carried away lol)