Chapter 15

Sarah went rigid.

“Nobody knew about Paris,” my voice was barely above a whisper. “Only the airline booking site had that information – the same one you accessed as CFO while gathering shareholder data.”

My hands started shaking. “You were part of this from the beginning, weren’t you? You helped him take me?”

“Emma, please… I knew he’d never hurt you. With my family’s situation…”

“And what about Claire?” Each word felt like glass in my throat. “Did you know about her too?”

The color drained from her face.

A harsh laugh escaped me. “How stupid was I? Of course he’d only trust the CFO position to someone completely loyal. I never really knew you at all, did I?”

She squeezed her eyes shut. “I’m sorry. My son’s therapy costs… I couldn’t lose this job.”

I stared across the snow–covered valley. “One word from me and you’re not just fired – I’ll press charges about the data breach. No company in the state would hire you after that.”

Sarah started trembling.

“Tomorrow at noon, you’re picking me up. It’s your only shot at redemption.”

Nathan appeared behind us, eyes probing. “Why so serious, ladies?”

smile, hugging a pale–faced Sarah. “Just talking about the challenges of

the winding road from my window like a

appeared through the flurries.

coat and headed down.

called after me. I

Sarah’s car, I finally let myself

asking questions this morning,” she warned. “About our conversation. He might

down before the ice

skidded on black ice, slamming

restart it, Nathan’s car

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rage radiating as he

toward the cliff

his perfect mask. He froze

from there. Now.”

stood my ground,

Raw panic

at the drop, then

you ever really

backward into empty air.

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