Chapter 9 - SirensDaylight flooded the sanctuary.
Outside, sirens screamed.
Sheriff's vehicles raced up the church driveway.
Behind them came federal agents and a bomb squad.
Julian stood frozen in the sunlight.
Then he looked at Chloe.
“You knew they were coming?”
“No.”
“Then how?”
“I called them.”
Julian stared.
“When?”
“Before the funeral.”
She had secretly sent copies of David's ledger to federal investigators.
She had known that if she disappeared, the evidence would disappear with her.
Julian looked back toward his grandmother.
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The woman who had raised him was being handcuffed.
For the first time, he wondered how much of his life had been built on lies.
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Chapter 10 - The Truth Inside the HouseThe bomb squad neutralized the device.
Chapter 11 - The Missing ManWeeks passed.
Chapter 12 - The WarehouseThey found the warehouse abandoned.
Chapter 13 - David's MessageHidden beneath the desk, they found a recording.
Chapter 14 - Beneath Grace CovenantInvestigators returned to the church.
Chapter 15 - The Woman in the PhotographThe mysterious woman from David's photograph was identified.
