Corin calls an unexpected private meeting, requesting only my presence at his home rather than our usual family gatherings.
I arrive to find him considerably more subdued than his typical composed demeanor, decades of successful legal practice and genuine friendship somehow not fully preparing me for whatever's clearly troubling him today.
"I need to tell you something," he says, settling into his study's familiar leather chair, gesturing for me to sit across from him. "Something I should have shared decades ago."
"You're worrying me," I admit honestly.
"There's a case file," Corin begins carefully, "from early in my career at Vantage. Before everything with Voss, before I understood the full scope of what I was actually participating in."
I wait, patient despite genuine curiosity abo
