ways ended t

he screech of tires, then

the nightmare. The

and I, disgraced. A massive national security leak,

ch, his empire of influ

Chloe, standing with th

teousness. "Yes," she said, her voice cutting through the memory,

li

"Ethan was under immense pressure," she told them, her eyes full of fake

her

aide they'd taken under their wing. He stood behind them, a s

only escape from a life in prison. Ethan was in the room next

, the smell of antise

ite and sterile.

ed next to me, his eyes wide open. H

same horror, the same impossibl

ew. We had lived the same futu

morning, gentlemen. You're lucky. A few broken ribs,

family dinner tonight. Your father called.

I locked e

dinner. The nig

a secon

, we would no