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For the past month, Emily had sifted through hundreds of applications, conducted dozens of preliminary phone calls, and ran extensive background checks.
Anyone with a criminal record that couldn't be easily explained, anyone with a history of leaking to the press, and anyone who seemed even remotely starstruck was immediately tossed into the rejection pile.
She had whittled the massive pool of applicants down to the absolute best of the best.
It was a little past five in the evening when Von finally arrived back at the rental. Instead of coming through the front doors, he had walked around the side of the property, entering through the sliding glass doors of the backyard patio.
