Neon light from the city washed Dominic's face in broken patches of red and green, leaving his expression half lit and half in shadow.
As I looked at him, he suddenly seemed smaller. His body hadn't changed. The confidence that had always made him seem larger than life was simply gone.
Dominic had always moved through life with calm certainty. The effortless ease of a man who had never lacked anything had always been the most striking thing about him.
Now that ease was gone, leaving behind a tired, ordinary face. He looked almost pitiful.
"I trusted a fraud who bought his reputation with forum points."
He repeated it with a smile.
Dominic slowly rubbed his brow. His fingers were trembling.
Those hands had turned the pages of textbooks at Kingsley University and signed contrac
