The entire hall fell into dead silence, followed almost instantly by an even more violent uproar.
Camera flashes and shutter clicks erupted like a storm, threatening to tear the venue apart.
Before anyone could recover from what they had just seen, the doors of the conference hall were thrown open. A group of uniformed police officers strode inside and headed directly toward Ethan.
He stared at me in disbelief. In his eyes was nothing but overwhelming hatred, and beneath it, something else.
A deep, unrecognized fear he hadn't even realized was there.
I met his gaze and slowly, I smiled. 'Ethan, everything you ever taught me. I'm giving it all back to you today. Exactly as it was.'
As he was escorted past my seat, I looked at him and silently formed the words with my lips.
"I told yo
