Nicholas’s POV

The report came in at 5:30am. I was already awake.

I had been awake most of the night, sitting at my desk with a glass of scotch I never touched, staring at nothing in particular.

I haven’t slept properly since Ava left and since everything fell apart in the company.

At 5:32am, Harris slid the folder under my office. I knew it was him because he was the only one who moved through this house like a ghost.

Sometimes his quiet movements reminded me of how things in ...