“Worthless things shouldn’t be kept in the house.”

“Adaeze—”

I set the receiver down.

Chapter 22 — Total Freedom

I blocked his number, moved the remainder of Blackthorn’s assets into a restructuring portfolio, and signed the final decree dissolving a marriage that had lasted a single day.

Then I walked to the tall windows overlooking the hills and stood there a while, feeling the strange, level weight of being entirely free.