Vanya POV

I stood outside Marcus Thompson's law office building, holding the thick folder containing David Kingston's investment proposal. My hands were slightly shaking, not from fear, but from excitement. Five million dollars. The number still didn't feel real, even though I had read the documents three times already.

The morning sun was reflecting off the glass windows of downtown Sacramento, and I took a moment to appreciate how different my life had become. Three weeks ago, I was a ...