Rachel wiped down the gun in her hands, her words tinged with hesitation.

"Are you sure about this? You've already taken one, and it made you forget some things. If you take a second one, you'll lose everything. I can set you up with a new, legitimate identity in another city, just like you asked, but are you ready to let go of everything in Greenfield?"

Zoey was weak, a shadow of her former self. Rachel had secretly arranged for her to be brought to this safe house. The break-in at Zoey's place had been a real shock; when the intruder came, it triggered Zoey's labor. Then the fire started, and almost by instinct, she had her baby whisked away first, never really wanting to escape herself.

During the months in jail and the following half-year spent in this hideaway, she'd lost the plot of her life.

Revenge on Fitch? What was the point? It was all her own doing.

Face Maja again? What face did she have left to show?

The company had plenty of talent; they wouldn't miss a beat without Zoey. In a few years, her name would be wiped clean, and no one would come to save her.

That's what she thought, but Rachel's people had saved her.

for getting tangled up in Bernard March's mess, she would have kept climbing the ranks. Now, she was

work, but he'd genuinely supported Rachel's education

be rotten to the world but kind to you, and you

shining example, a beacon for her future, even if he'd ended up in trouble. She'd never

burns, but Bernard's legacy had included a miraculous

two doses of which could erase a

she'd forgotten the birth of her child. If she took another, Greenfield and all

to get Zoey to this place, to give her time to think it through. Zoey closed

it here. A fresh start might be good. Maybe it'll show me what

no hesitation, Rachel handed over the

call, Zoey. I can't

it's the right choice, but when you're lost, a fresh start might just

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