Chapter 26: Both Fathers
Chapter 26: Both Fathers Nikolai The verdict came in on a Thursday afternoon. He watched it on the compound television […]
Chapter 25: Fired
Chapter 25: Fired Elena She had been in federal buildings hundreds of times — had walked the corridors with her
Chapter 24: What the Dark Holds
Chapter 24: What the Dark Holds Nikolai Caldwell moved on a Wednesday. Nikolai had anticipated Wednesday, or near enough —
Chapter 23: Forty Minutes in Silence
Chapter 23: Forty Minutes in Silence Elena Walsh ordered coffee she didn’t drink. This was the detail Elena registered first
Chapter 22: Clean Enough
Chapter 22: Clean Enough Nikolai He had spent twelve years building insurance policies he never intended to use. Not with
Chapter 21: Where Have You Been
Chapter 21: Where Have You Been Elena She had expected to feel the loss of it more — the badge,
Chapter 20: Sixty Seconds
Chapter 20: Sixty Seconds Nikolai He told himself it was reconnaissance. He was not sentimental enough to believe this, but
Chapter 19: Irreconcilable
Chapter 19: Irreconcilable Elena The evidence was complete. She spread it across the library table on a Wednesday morning in
Chapter 18: What She Deserves
Chapter 18: What She Deserves Nikolai He told her two days later, when she was entirely herself again. He had
Chapter 17: What the Files Say
Chapter 17: What the Files Say Elena She had been in the room for two hours and forty-three minutes. She