under his control
I had returned because something told me the answers were buried there—not just to my family’s name, but to the shadow still haunting these halls.
I pulled out files, skimmed reports, and stacked boxes. My hands shook as I dug, but I didn’t stop. And then—something.
A memo. Dated years ago. Signed not by Jessica Reed, not by Edward King, but by Morgan West.
My heart stopped.
The memo referenced an account offshore. Funds wired. Meetings held. Names I recognized from Edward King’s circle.
I sat back, my breath breaking. Morgan. Liam’s brother.
It didn’t make sense—or maybe it did, too much. The late-night drinking. The reckless debts. The way he always smiled too easily, as if he had nothing