Chapter 1032


Hanna called Riley in a hurry.

Riley was on a train, heading out of town for who knew how long. He blinked at Hanna's name lighting up his screen-surprised, a little nervous. "H-Hanna? W- what's going on?"

"You were with Rowan this morning, sorting out Asher's affairs," Hanna said, her voice tight. "Did he say anything to you? Was he acting strange at all?"

Riley thought it over. "No, not really. Rowan gave me a hundred grand and told me to take a break. He said Willow Lake was beautiful, so... that's where I'm headed." His voice was timid, uncertain.

Riley had spent years under Asher's wing. He'd always been the quiet type, never the one pulling strings-just a loyal helper, always in the background. Asher's death had rattled him. To the world, Asher was a villain, but to Riley, he'd been a guide a mentor, even.

"He told you to go to Willow Lake?" Hanna asked, surprised. "Nothing else?"

"Nope, that was it. Rowan gave everyone some severance money and left." Riley hesitated. "Hanna, is something wrong?"

"It's nothing," Hanna said, ending it there.

Rowan had wrapped everything up-let Asher's crew go, handed over the last of the money. So what was left for him now?

Just one thing.

Turning himself in.

he had left to do

understood, but she didn't try to stop him.

gave her and sobbed, the kind of crying that shakes your whole body. Maybe, if she'd said yes to strolling along Willow Lake with him, he would've waited a little


last show of care, his

as Hanna suspected, Rowan turned himself

four men who'd

that Jason be the one to take his statement. If not, he wasn't

was floored. The case had been out of his hands for a while now, the culprit just walked in and

there he dragged

insisted Autumn was the mastermind behind

prison officer and Autumn's old friend, was the

even met in secret; Rowan laid out all

was still reeling. "Rowan, do you

after all. With stakes this high, Jason couldn't make a wrong move. He

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