THE FINAL RELEASE
Varek’s face did not change, but his hands tightened on the arms of the chair.
I played the second clip. Then the third. Finally I started the audio of the phone call. His own voice filled the study—soft, loving, speaking to Selene about their daughter, laughing about how easy it was to fool his wife, describing the videos of Kael and Draven, and promising that my fortune would soon belong to them.
When the recording ended the silence in the room felt heavy enough to crush bone.