was not a monster.
He was scared.
He made a bad decision under pressure.
I know what that looks like.
I hated him for blaming me.
I also know dead people don’t get to become simpler just because everyone misses them.
That sentence surprised me.
I read it again.
Alessandro was watching.
“What?”
I handed him the page.
He read.
His expression changed.
My former boyfriend had just offered more grace to Marco than I had expected.
Maybe because he recognized himself.
“David knew Marco’s motive?” Alessandro asked.
Victoria nodded.
“The forensic report suggested Marco was hiding losses because he feared losing control of the division.”
“No personal theft?”
“No.”
“Then he was scared.”
“Yes.”
Alessandro looked at the email.
A dead brother.
A former employee.
Both flawed.
Neither fitting neatly into villain or victim.
Then Anthony said:
“There is another reason we need to locate David.”
I looked at
