Unearthing Sins

Elias wasn't exactly young anymore, and his eldest son Vernon Vance kept climbing the ranks—he'd probably end up even higher than his old man. It never hurt to have more allies around.

That apprentice, Gordon Bates, was a real shrewd operator. In the five years since he'd been sent out, he single-handedly pushed Wheatland Valley into the top tier of development projects. Elias couldn't help but fe