Cole's POV She found me in my office at seven reviewing Rachel's recorded confession for the third time. I looked up when she walked in. Her face was composed but her eyes were red and I knew she had been crying alone in her room for the past two hours. Every instinct I had told me to stand up and go to her. I stayed in my chair because I did not know if she wanted comfort or space and guessing wrong would cost something I was not prepared to lose. "I need to know what happens next," she said. "Sit down." She sat. I closed my laptop and pushed Rachel's confession file aside. "Catherine confirmed the forged document came from a template library that Victor's legal team uses for internal litigation prep. The metadata traces back to their office server from six days ago. We have enough

