CHARLOTTE

Sonia had left the room, mentioning she needed to update the guards on the current situation. I was glad to have a moment to myself. Lying in bed, I replayed our conversation in my mind—everything was happening too fast. I glanced at my phone, tempted to call the firm, but I couldn’t bring myself to pick it up. Someone was dead because of me, and I couldn’t shake off the weight of that reality.

A knock on the door pulled me from my thoughts, and Sonia re-entered.

“You don’t have to stay,” I said, watching her walk to the bathroom to wash her hands. “You’ve been through quite a...