It died before this meeting began.”

Luca’s smile vanished.

He wheeled toward Wendy.

“You told me you had the secured lender under control!”

Chapter 16 — Brutal Clarity

“We aren’t discussing terms, Wendy,” I said, stepping up to the foot of the table as she began to stammer something about a private conversation.

“We’re discussing eleven-point-eight million dollars in fraudulent wire transfers.”

I tapped the screen of my tablet, and the large projection display at the far end of the boardroom came to life.