He told her as much when she protested her lack of a degree.

“You’ve been managing something harder than this program for six months, with no title and no help and half the money.

I’m not doing you a favor.

I’m correcting a mistake — mine, and a lot of other people’s before me.”

Chapter 17 — A Card

Before she left, he handed her a business card — Reza Lindqvist, a family-law attorney he trusted.