PART 21: The word came easy, like a fact she’d long since made peace with. Same as anyone. Nolan took her hand. She drew him toward her…

PART 20: Her spine registered it before the rest of her did. Her skin felt newly awake. His hand dropped. He was watching her face when he…

PART 19: The expression of someone running a calculation they didn’t expect to need. This is my favorite burger. He set down the wine and picked up…

PART 18: Mara kept her eyes on his profile. What actually happened to her? George’s chin lifted slightly. An assassination. The word came out the way he’d…

PART 17: He let that land before he continued. We think they’re planning to test new weapons systems there. Things that would never get cleared on American…

PART 16: We’re not as different as you’d like to think. She kept her eyes on his profile. You and me. The silence between them held the…

PART 15: He withdrew his hand slowly, the way you set something down carefully because you know what happens if you don’t. He looked at her for…

PART 14: “You’re sitting on something dangerous, and you don’t even see it.” He let the sentence breathe for a moment. “My uncle Nolan has been a…

PART 13: This is who you actually are, Nolan Campbell. Not the face the press had photographed twice in 5 years, not the name on the defense…