My mother-in-law shaved my head while I slept on the very night the United States Army promoted me into one of the most important commands of my career.

silence. The small smile when he thought he had won. But now there was nothing polished left.

When he saw me through the glass, he rose halfway.

“Emily.”

One of the CID agents, a woman named Special Agent Price, stood beside me with a tablet in hand.

“You don’t have to speak to him,” she said.

“I know.”

Ryan pressed one palm against the table. “Please. Just continue reading …