A Billion to Disappear

ROWAN’S POV

The brass lock on the bathroom door clicks into place, echoing off the cold marble walls like a gunshot.

Carter Hayes drops his hand slowly to his side. He stands rigidly between me and the only exit, his dark tailored suit immaculate under the harsh fluorescent lights above the vanity mirrors. He studies me in the mirrored reflection. He looks at me the way a mathematician scrutiniz