He sat with his wife’s photo, waiting for a son who had already boarded without him

vendor contracts depend on your oversight. Does he even understand the chain reaction he just triggered?

My heart kicked harder against my ribs. Not from fear, but from a dawning realization.

— No, he didn’t.

And that was the catastrophic problem. Adrian leaned back in his chair, studying me with quiet satisfaction.

— It seems your former employer is about continue reading …