Chapter 49: River-Crossing Dragon

At seven in the morning, Mandy Sowden was still asleep. River Lyson slipped out of bed without a sound, pulled the covers neatly around her, changed his shoes in the entryway, and left. When he reached the foot of the Aurora International Building, he sat in the car for two minutes and reread the Credit Facility Approval Letter Evelyn Scurr had sent him the night before. Fifty million dollars. The figures were printed in black and white, the seals perfectly clear. The bank had approved the facility...