“Terrifying.”

Harper turned toward him. “You like terrifying.”

“I am beginning to.”

Chapter 9 — What She Built

Six months later, the first new building opened at East Harbor. It was not a luxury condominium. It was a training center where local residents could qualify for union positions in freight operations, electrical work, construction, and logistics.

The renovated waterfront plan preserved hundreds of jobs and included affordable apartments protected by long-term rent limits. Harper had written the community agreement herself.

She also opened a free legal clinic on the ground floor, funded by a settlement from the lenders who had ignored the warning signs in Connor’s loans.