Aryyah sat in what used to be her office at Petersons International, organizing files and preparing to hand everything over to Jackson's team; she had spent the morning documenting her investigation process, creating reports that would help the legal team prosecute Brenda, Chui, and the others involved in the conspiracy. She planned to finish by afternoon and never return to this building again.

She heard footsteps in the hallway, familiar footsteps, and she knew without looking up that ...