The waiter cleared the appetizers, leaving only the tension and the half-empty bottle of wine between them.
Andy Finch sat back, swirling his glass. He had just digested the fact that his sister wasn't his lover, and that the woman sitting across from him claimed to be a time-traveller.
"All right," Andy said, his voice low and steady. "Let’s assume, for the sake of argument, that I believe you. Let’s assume the Time Button works, the Moon Goddess is real, and you are currently rebooting a failed life."
He leaned forward, his eyes sharpening. "What is the plan, Louise? You said you wanted to destroy David. How?"
Louise took a deep breath. She needed him to understand. She needed him not to judge her.
"It’s the rules of the universe," Louise explained, tracing the rim of her glass. "Fa
