Chapter 124

Vera

I set the phone down on the table and sit with the quiet for a moment.

My hands aren't shaking.

I notice that.

I pick up the coffee. It’s gone cold. I drink it anyway.

It's nine when I get home.

Later than I planned. There was a donor call at seven that ran long. Davenport Capital's deputy director, wanting reassurances we could provide by existing. Then Sophie with a briefing. Then traffic,