All she had to do was walk away.
Instead, she recruited Marcus.
Created false companies.
Prepared forged papers.
And entered my home believing I was alone.
Rachel gripped the edge of the counter.
“You set me up.”
“No,” I replied. “I gave you an opportunity to reveal yourself.”
“You planned all of this?”
“I planned enough.”
Marcus turned toward Daniel. “Were you planning to blame me too?”
Daniel looked at him. “Rachel did that without help.”
“You wrote those messages.”
“I wrote the ones you needed to see.”
Marcus stepped closer.
“You think that makes you clever?”
“No,” Daniel said. “I think it makes you distracted.”
Marcus’s eyes narrowed.
A soft mechanical click came from the hallway.
The front door opened.
Three officers entered in silence, their we/@/pons lowered but ready. Two more appeared through the back entrance.
“Put it down,” one officer ordered.
Marcus spun around.
Rachel dropped to the floor immediately, hands raised.
