The Man They Threw Out of City Hall

calm, but it carried through the room like a bell.

Everyone looked at her.

She appeared to be in her forties, elegant but understated, with silver beginning at her temples and a leather folder tucked beneath one arm. I had assumed she was one of the donors.

Mayor Voss went pale.

“June,” he said.

Elias stopped walking.

The woman turned.

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