And then I nodded to the people beside me, and we walked toward the doors.

Chapter 15 — The Autopsy

The heavy double doors of the boardroom swung open, and the casual chatter died in an instant.

I walked in wearing a sharp black blazer, my bandaged hand and the bandage at my calf plainly visible, and I did not walk in alone.

Flynn Sterling-Vance was on one side of me and Evelyn Reed was on the other, and behind us came two uniformed federal marshals and an independent forensic auditor with a case full of documents.

Wendy’s coffee cup stopped halfway to her mouth.