Lily's Point of view

I had left the hotel, almost immediately after dropping Lucas' call, but the words of the offer were still there. Caldwell's remarks hadn't left me . Throughout my daily routine the next day, the commute to work, and the ceaseless din of the office, the thought of the conversation was in my head. His offer stayed with me like a whisper at the edge of my awareness, no matter how hard I tried to push them away. "I'm offering you a way out."

I tightened my hold on my coffee cup while I looked at my screen without truly seeing it. “A way out, he said.”...