Chapter 14: Adrian

I rip the faded, scratchy black sweater over my head, tossing it onto the plush velvet armchair of our luxury hotel suite. I follow it by throwing the leather-bound Bible onto the floor, watching it slide across the polished marble and hit the baseboard with a satisfying thud.

"Get this garbage out of my sight," I chuckle, rolling up my sleeves as I smooth down my custom silk dress shirt.

The ten-minute performance on the steps of that miserable chapel is the most exhausting thing I have ever done, but as I look at the digital tablet resting on the glass coffee table, the data proves it...