The Senator had stumbled upon the words that had incriminated him.

A paragraph buried deep in an amendment:

Personal guarantee in the event of bad faith nonpayment.

His phone buzzed. It was probably a donor. He ignored it. Followed by another buzz. It was his chief of staff. Once again, he ignored it, his mind whirling.

He sat back, staring at the ceiling, and understood the mistake he had made. Senator Davenport had never imagined that Finn St Just would sell out his ...