via

th a heavy, echoing cl

ed in and helped me stand. My legs buckled instantly, tr

," he

ent, heading toward the old prohibition tunne

, heavy with the scent of wet earth and d

ded me a silver flask. "Drink.

seared my throat, a welcome fire s

and Izzy. They're planning to tell the commission you had a men

und scraping against the quiet

vid said, his voice tight

out into the dense woods behind the estate,

It was pouring rain-sheets of icy water that soa

king me behind the mass

urtain of rai

ng by the fountain, shelter

hed. Why were

cus was smoking a cigar. Izzy was leaning into

toward the woods, staring directly into the darkness where I was hiding, a

around her waist, pulling her flush against h

ed... a

gh my chest, cutting deep

turning white. I wanted to scream. I w

whispered, his eyes fixed on the couple. "Loo

ealization settling in my bones like the cold. "He was m

, moving silently

sliced through the darknes

Hay

, Marcus's r

fro

downpour. He saw my father immediately. He

David?" Dante asked, his hand dri

his voice steady and bored. "The alarms wer

eyes narrowing. "You should

ow," Dav

flashlight beam swung low, graz

hammered against my ribs so

stop. He k

e," David

one last time. Marcus was la

xing with the grief. *Becaus

. A black sedan was waiting

y," David said, opening the rear door. "From there, a

ted. The word tast

ck envelope. "Cash. New ID. A

, panic flaring

e. "If I leave now, they'll hunt us both

ed my f

ivia. B

The leather seat was

t look back at the room where I painted

I told th

surged

arkness behind me, I felt a physical

the city lights of New York blu

hispered to the glass. "I am not

in the dark glass. My ey

" I said. "An

us behind in his castle of lies, complete