The lock released with a heavy metallic thud.

Inside there was no cash, no gold.

There was a black USB drive, certified wire-routing slips, corporate property deeds, and a sealed manila envelope with Linnea’s full legal name written across it in Dorian’s hand.

She took the envelope out first.

She recognized the date stamped on the medical seal before she had even opened it.

Chapter 11 — Four Years Ago