Chapter 5

The call came Tuesday at 2 PM. The front desk at Cross Dynamics, where I'd just started a consulting role in the medical technology division — Ethan's doing, though he'd sooner die than admit it. "Mrs. Cross? A Mr. Nathan Cole and a Ms. Megan Shaw are here. They say they're family." My blood iced over. "Conference room C. Give me five minutes." I used every second. Swapped flats for the heels under my desk. Applied lipstick with a surgeon's hand. Buttoned my blazer over the bump barely visible...