Chapter 35 The drive back from Vale Technologies was unusually quiet. No one spoke as Damien steered the car through the late afternoon traffic. Logan sat in the front passenger seat, occasionally checking his phone, while Natalie stared out the window, her thoughts far away. The images from the flash drive refused to leave her mind. Claire's reports, the surveillance photographs, the realization that someone had been watching her life unfold from the shadows. She wrapped her arms around herself. "You okay?" Damien's voice was gentle, almost hesitant. Natalie turned her head and offered a faint smile. "I will be." It wasn't a lie, but it wasn't the whole truth either. She wasn't sure how anyone was supposed to process learning that their every move had been documented for months. Log

