I checked my watch.

Right on schedule.

Because the emails were only the opening act.

The main event was just pulling up the driveway.

Chapter 4: The House of Cards

Before Elena could formulate a venomous reply, the heavy mahogany double doors of the mansion’s main entrance were thrown open with a deafening crash.

The string quartet, which had been nervously playing in the corner, abruptly stopped mid-measure.