Chapter 21
Monday 26 January 2032
Morning coffee (or in the case of Richard, hot chocolate) took an unexpected turn. He poured six drops of artificial sweetener into his drink – Beth never let him take real sugar, and he adhered to her wishes even when she wasn’t around – and then stirred the mug’s contents. He’d have put money on the Dstl making them wait for the full thirty days before releasing Janus into the investigation but now it appeared that was no longer the case.
Elijah took a bite of his slice of toast, allowing himself to swallow it before speaking.
“To say that Julie was shocked is an understatement. She’d expected to perhaps get fired, not promoted.”
Richard nodded.
“But that’s good. Now we know that the project is on our side. And who’d have thought that the Division
