The day it was all truly over, I walked out of the federal courthouse and found Sebastian leaning against his car.

“Finished?” he asked.

“Yes.”

“What now?”

I looked up at the wide, clear Dallas sky.

For months I had lived braced for the next betrayal, the next piece of evidence, the next enemy stepping out of the dark.

For the first time, there was no one left to fight.

“I want to disappear for a few days,” I said.