PART 2: HE SAVED HER CAREER BEFORE HE SAVED ME
9:14 A.M. The first person Adrian tried to protect was not me. It was Claire. I looked down, felt the sudden warmth against my legs, and heard…
PART 2: THE FIFTH ROUTE WAS NEVER A MAN
Nicholas’s fingers were still beneath my chin. “Tell me, Valeria. Which of the four men were you performing for this time?” I looked at him. Seven years…
PART 2: THE SIGNAL THEY NEVER HEARD
The second vibration meant only one thing. Sentinel Ridge had received the beacon. I did not know that then. By the time my brother’s dispatch center saw…
PART 2: I RETURNED HIS 200,000
Daniel’s raised hand stopped in midair. My father stood in the doorway. He did not shout. That was worse. “Lower your hand.” Daniel’s face changed instantly. “Uncle,…
PART 2: THE COMMANDER HE WORSHIPPED WAS HIS WIFE
Nathan signed the divorce papers without reading them. That was how little he believed I would actually leave. He glanced at the first page, saw my signature,…
PART 2: THE COUNTRY HE THOUGHT WOULD ALWAYS WAIT
For the next three weeks, Noah lived inside the future he had designed without me. He submitted documents. Sold furniture. Canceled our lease. Talked endlessly about Boston….
PART 2: THIS TIME, I DIDN’T WAIT
My father answered less than a minute later. 【Confirmed. Flight leaves at 10:40 the day after tomorrow.】 Then another message appeared. 【And Star… the art school in…
PART 2: THE SEAT SHE STOLE WAS NEVER MINE
I stared at the message for several seconds. 【Madam, hurry to the company! There is a huge change!】 Another message immediately appeared. 【Boss Co just announced an…
PART 2: HE WAS WAITING FOR ME TO DIE
The ground beneath me shook again. Then Captain Du’s voice exploded above the rubble. “CUT THE POWER!” The machinery stopped. Another man shouted: “The east demolition order…
PART 2: THE NAME THAT SHOULDN’T HAVE BEEN THERE
The first name on the report was not the woman Daniel had called “love.” It was worse. Camila Torres. My chief financial officer. My father’s goddaughter. The…