emony attended by eight hundred of Boston's elite. Photographs capt

oke vows she didn't mean. None showed the bruises on her upper arms where Alexa

d and wife," the priest dec

aze drifted to the back of the cathedral, a reflexive, hopeless

YEARS

They're rea

assistant hovered in the doorway of his private jet. At thirty-five, Ethan had transformed from the

ted neural interfaces are now standard in hospitals worldwide. The fo

eplied, his voice carrying the quiet a

ut didn't bother to, nodded and retreated, leaving him

connection that might distract him from his goal. Five years of building

ing the Rothman Protocol, three good years where she'd watched Victoria graduate college and

im: "Don't let bitterness consu

fairs, discreet, emotionless encounters that served physical needs b

inger froze above the screen as a familiar face stared back at him from the business

ss that hadn't been there five years ago. But still beautiful. Still capable of

h twisted in a cold smile. He knew the real story, how Alexander Reed had been systematically embezzling from the Montgomery f

evidence of Alexander's misdeeds for years. The anonymous tip to the financial authorities

cold, calculate

t it feel mo

ed again, his s

you see the ne

ill occasionally mentioned that nam

Irrel

she's broke, her father cut her off when she fil

tightened. N

's burial plot maintenance two years ago. Ano

e screen. That couldn't be

g at Jensen Corp tomorrow. For an ASSISTANT position, Eth

scomfort settling in his chest. It didn't make sense. Nothing about

g impatient," his assistant's

the acquisition he was about to finalize. Jensen Corp, a mid-sized tech company with promi

ere Olivia was apparent

idence. No

to his briefcase. "And contact HR. Tell them we'll need a new

begun and ended. Time to confront the final players in

d one last time, and finally exorc

the Reed estate, Olivia sat alone at her kitchen table, staring at a news alert of

warmth she remembered, his success evident in every confident line of his posture. The boy s

er more than ever i