The Widow’s Blood Debt
"This was taken at the Elias Vance funeral three years ago."
I picked up the photo. It was a grainy, long-lens shot of a girl standing at the back of the cemetery, her face partially obscured by a black veil. But I knew that posture. I knew the way she held her shoulders, as if she were carrying the weight of the entire world.
It was Willa.
"She was there," I murmured. "She wasn't just a fan. She was the only one who didn't talk to the press."
"She is the primary heir, Silas," Henderson said. "If she realizes you’re using this museum project specifically to draw out the Vance paintings, she’ll burn this building to the ground."