Chapter 214 Sentencing
Anderson stayed that night.
He slept on the couch without asking. I covered him with a blanket from the armrest and went upstairs to my bedroom. I lay in the dark for hours, listening to the house settle and the clock in the hallway mark time that no longer felt urgent.
The verdict was in. The wa...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1 The Ruin
2. Chapter 2 The Familiar Stranger
3. Chapter 3 The Proposal
4. Chapter 4 Say It Like a Weapon
5. Chapter 5 Say It Like a Weapon 2
6. Chapter 6 Ice Beneath Silk
7. Chapter 7 Ice Beneath Silk 2
8. Chapter 8 Mother Knows Best
9. Chapter 9 Mother Knows Best 2
10. Chapter 10 The Celebration Spell
11. Chapter 11 The Celebration Spell 2
12. Chapter 12 Quiet as a Kinfe
13. Chapter 13 Quiet as a Knife 2
14. Chapter 14 The Good Stuff
15. Chapter 15 The Good Stuff 2
16. Chapter 16 The Tempest in Silk
17. Chapter 17 Tempest in Silk 2
18. Chapter 18 A Line in the Sand
19. Chapter 19 A Line in the Sand 2
20. Chapter 20 Dragged To The Light
21. Chapter 21 Dragged To The Light 2
22. Chapter 22 The Inside Man
23. Chapter 23 The Inside Man 2
24. Chapter 24 The Fiancée
25. Chapter 25 The Fiancée 2
26. Chapter 26 Performances and Observations
27. Chapter 27 Performances and Observations 2
28. Chapter 28 Legal Recourse
29. Chapter 29 Legal Recourse 2
30. Chapter 30 The Scars I Hide
31. Chapter 31 The Scars I Hide 2
32. Chapter 32 The Hunt Begins
33. Chapter 33 The Engagement Party
34. Chapter 34 The Engagement Party 2
35. Chapter 35 The Engagement Party 3
36. Chapter 36 Essential Moves
37. Chapter 37 Essential Moves 2
38. Chapter 38 The Broker
39. Chapter 39 The Broker 2
40. Chapter 40 The Broker 3
41. Chapter 41 Pressure Points
42. Chapter 42 Pressure Points 2
43. Chapter 43 Fractured Loyalties
44. Chapter 44 Fractured Loyalties 2
45. Chapter 45 Fractured Loyalties 3
46. Chapter 46 Fractured Loyalties 4
47. Chapter 47 Fractured Loyalties 5
48. Chapter 48 Mercy and Consequence
49. Chapter 49 Mercy and Consequence 2
50. Chapter 50 Mercy and Consequence 3
51. Chapter 51 The Noose Tightens
52. Chapter 52 The Noose Tightens 2
53. Chapter 53 The Noose Tightens 3
54. Chapter 54 The Noose Tightens 4
55. Chapter 55 The Noose Tightens 5
56. Chapter 56 The Weight of Secrets
57. Chapter 57 The Weight of Secrets 2
58. Chapter 58 The Weight of Secrets 3
59. Chapter 59 Extraction
60. Chapter 60 Fractures
61. Chapter 61 Evidence
62. Chapter 62 Evidence 2
63. Chapter 63 Vienna
64. Chapter 64 Vienna 2
65. Chapter 65 Vienna 3
66. Chapter 66 The Gala
67. Chapter 67 The Gala 2
68. Chapter 68 The Gala 3
69. Chapter 69 The Gala 4
70. Chapter 70 The Testimony
71. Chapter 71 The Testimony 2
72. Chapter 72 The Filing
73. Chapter 73 The Filing 2
74. Chapter 74 The Proceedings
75. Chapter 75 The Proceedings 2
76. Chapter 76 The Proceedings 3
77. Chapter 77 The Last Meeting
78. Chapter 78 The Last Meeting 2
79. Chapter 79 The Discovery
80. Chapter 80 The Discovery 2
81. Chapter 81 The Discovery 3
82. Chapter 82 The Investigation Begins
83. Chapter 83 The Investigation Begins 2
84. Chapter 84 The Reading
85. Chapter 85 The Reading 2
86. Chapter 86 The Reading 3
87. Chapter 87 Prime Suspect
88. Chapter 88 Prime Suspect 2
89. Chapter 89 Prime Suspect 3
90. Chapter 90 The Arrest
91. Chapter 91 The Arrest 2
92. Chapter 92 The Arrest 3
93. Chapter 93 The Arrest 4
94. Chapter 94 The Insurance Policy
95. Chapter 95 The Insurance Policy 2
96. Chapter 96 The Insurance Policy 3
97. Chapter 97 The Insurance Policy 4
98. Chapter 98 The Hearing
99. Chapter 99 The Hearing 2
100. Chapter 100 The Hearing 3
101. Chapter 101 The Hearing 4
102. Chapter 102 The Hearing 5
103. Chapter 103 The Hearing 6
104. Chapter 104 The Hearing 7
105. Chapter 105 The Aftermath
106. Chapter 106 The Aftermath 2
107. Chapter 107 The Aftermath 3
108. Chapter 108 The Aftermath 4
109. Chapter 109 The Investigation Begins
110. Chapter 110 The Investigation Begins 2
111. Chapter 111 The Investigation Begins 3
112. Chapter 112 The Investigation Begins 4
113. Chapter 113 The Decision
114. Chapter 114 The Decision 2
115. Chapter 115 The Decision 3
116. Chapter 116 The Separation
117. Chapter 117 The Separation 2
118. Chapter 118 Rebirth
119. Chapter 119 Rebirth 2
120. Chapter 120 Rebirth 3
121. Chapter 121 The Meeting
122. Chapter 122 The Presentation
123. Chapter 123 The Presentation 2
124. Chapter 124 Cole
125. Chapter 125 Cole 2
126. Chapter 126 Cole 3
127. Chapter 127 Twelve
128. Chapter 128 The Investors
129. Chapter 129 The Investors 2
130. Chapter 130 The Investors 3
131. Chapter 131 Coalition
132. Chapter 132 Coalition 2
133. Chapter 133 Coalition 3
134. Chapter 134 Coalition 4
135. Chapter 135 Coalition 5
136. Chapter 136 Morrison
137. Chapter 137 Morrison 2
138. Chapter 138 Voices from the Past
139. Chapter 139 Voice from the Past 2
140. Chapter 140 Voices from the Past 3
141. Chapter 141 Voices from the Past 4
142. Chapter 142 Morrison's Evidence
143. Chapter 143 Morrison's Evidence 2
144. Chapter 144 Reporting
145. Chapter 145 Barbara
146. Chapter 146 Barbara 2
147. Chapter 147 Barbara 3
148. Chapter 148 Barbara 4
149. Chapter 149 Caught
150. Chapter 150 Caught 2
151. Chapter 151 Escalation
152. Chapter 152 Escalation 2
153. Chapter 153 Escalation 3
154. Chapter 154 Escalation 4
155. Chapter 155 Escalation 5
156. Chapter 156 Extraction 6
157. Chapter 157 Extraction 7
158. Chapter 158 Christmas
159. Chapter 159 Alexei Proffer
160. Chapter 160 Warning
161. Chapter 161 Escalation
162. Chapter 162 Escalation 2
163. Chapter 163 Under Watch
164. Chapter 164 Under Watch 2
165. Chapter 165 Under Watch 3
166. Chapter 166 Under Watch 4
167. Chapter 167 Under Watch 5
168. Chapter 168 Under Watch 6
169. Chapter 169 The Shooting
170. Chapter 170 The Shooting 2
171. Chapter 171 The Shooting 3
172. Chapter 172 The Shooting 4
173. Chapter 173 Convergence
174. Chapter 174 Convergence 2
175. Chapter 175 Convergence 3
176. Chapter 176 Convergence 4
177. Chapter 177 The Bait
178. Chapter 178 The Bait 2
179. Chapter 179 The Bait 3
180. Chapter 180 The Bait 4
181. Chapter 181 The Bait 5
182. Chapter 182 The Bait 6
183. Chapter 183 The Bait 7
184. Chapter 184 The Bait 8
185. Chapter 185 The Debt
186. Chapter 186 The Debt 2
187. Chapter 187 The Debt 3
188. Chapter 188 The Debt 4
189. Chapter 189 The Debt 5
190. Chapter 190 The Confession
191. Chapter 191 The Confession 2
192. Chapter 192 Partners
193. Chapter 193 Partners 2
194. Chapter 194 The Jury
195. Chapter 195 The Jury 2
196. Chapter 196 The Jury 3
197. Chapter 197 Follow The Money
198. Chapter 198 Follow The Money 2
199. Chapter 199 The Victims
200. Chapter 200 The Insiders
201. Chapter 201 The Insiders 2
202. Chapter 202 The Weapon
203. Chapter 203 The Son
204. Chapter 204 Defense
205. Chapter 205 Closing Arguments
206. Chapter 206 Closing Arguments 2
207. Chapter 207 The Verdict
208. Chapter 208 The Verdict 2
209. Chapter 209 The Verdict 3
210. Chapter 210 The Verdict 4
211. Chapter 211 The Verdict 5
212. Chapter 212 The Verdict 6
213. Chapter 213 The Verdict 7
214. Chapter 214 Sentencing
215. Chapter 215 Sentencing 2
216. Chapter 216 Sentencing 3
217. Chapter 217 Sentencing 4
218. Chapter 218 The Cost
219. Chapter 219 The Cost 2
220. Chapter 220 The Cost 3
221. Chapter 221 Rebuilding
222. Chapter 222 Rebuilding 2
223. Chapter 223 One Year
224. Chapter 224 One Year 2
225. Chapter 225 Coffee
226. Chapter 226 The Garage
227. Chapter 227 Eleanor
228. Chapter 228 Eleanor 2
229. Chapter 229 The Estate
230. Chapter 230 The Estate 2
231. Chapter 231 The Sunroom
232. Chapter 232 Epilogue
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