A House of Cards on My Silence

Luca could plead about Jersey City all he liked.

My allegiance had shifted, permanently, to the only two people who had never once failed me, and they were not at that table.

They were at home, safe, waiting for me.

Chapter 19 — A House of Cards on My Silence

Luca closed his eyes, his breathing ragged.

“I spent eleven years building that firm, Jessi,” he said.

“Eleven years.

You took everything in six months.”