Avery's POV

"You knew about Hale before I found that contract?"

Adrian stayed seated.

I stood across from him with my hands shaking.

"Answer me."

"Yes."

The word hurt more the second time. I laughed once, but there was nothing funny in it.

"I knew our

Avery's POV

Damian looked annoyed by the lawyer before he even sat down. That made me feel better. We were back in the same glass conference room where I had first forced him to meet me on my terms. This time there were even more terms. No one from Sterling secur

Avery's POV

The police went into Hawthorne Recovery Center at 8:17 the next morning. I knew the exact time because I stared at the clock on my phone until the numbers stopped looking real. They would not let me go inside. That was probably a good thing.

My atto