LILITH

For the next three days, the headlines were dominated by Brandon and the Scotts—and not in a good way.

The evidence we submitted sealed Brandon’s fate. Between the attempted assault and his trail of financial crimes, the indictment came swiftly.

SCT Group’s stock prices plummeted almost overnight, especially after auditors swarmed their headquarters. His family was far too busy scrambling to save their empire to even attempt pulling him out of the mess.

Claire wasn’t spared either. Investigators traced a portion of Brandon’s embezzled funds to a Swiss account under her name. Combined with her role in luring me to that hotel room, she was dragged down with him,...