Page 416 of Scars of Fate

His expression changed.

“You don’t have the complete list.”

“No. But I have enough to expose how Meridian operated.”

“Exposure isn’t destruction.”

“It’s a beginning.”

The timer reached three minutes.

Minser placed the original tag against the glass.

“Kane cannot stand trial.”

“That isn’t your decision,” Adam said.

“He owns the people who would prosecute him.”

“Then we expose them too,” Wynn answered.

Minser studied her.

“You still believe truth matters.”

“Yes.”

“It destroyed your marriage.”

“No,” she said. “Lies did that.”

His gaze shifted toward me.

For the first time, I saw uncertainty.

Minser had built Fate because he believed every person could be reduced to pressure and response.

Threaten the right life.

Create the right fear.

Force the desired decision.

Wynn and I had been proof that his system worked.

Until we weren’t.

“Open the door,” I said.

Minser pressed his palm against the interior control.

The lock released.

Roth entered first and aimed directly at him.

“Where is my sister?”

“Level Four.”