“Tell Sarah the first check clears before Friday.” She reached inside and came out with a thick white envelope.

“The onboarding packet is in here.

Read the first page before you go to sleep.”

I took the envelope.

My name was typed on the front: Christopher Bennett.

“You look lighter than you did in the conference room,” she said.

I looked back at the agency doors one last time.

Then I put the box in the back seat, set the envelope on the passenger seat, and said yes.