THE PLAN
Vanessa Hart had never considered herself a bad person.
Misunderstood?
Maybe.
Ambitious?
Absolutely.
Willing to do whatever was necessary?
Without question.
But bad?
Never.
At least that's what she told herself.
The truth was much uglier.
Because good people didn't destroy lives for money.
Good people didn't steal futures.
Good people didn't target children.
Yet here she was.
Staring at photographs of three innocent six-year-olds.
Planning.
Calculating.
Deciding.
Across from her sat Richard.
Exhausted.
Defeated.
Broken.
The last few weeks had aged him dramatically.
His career was over.
His assets were frozen.
His reputation was collapsing.
His future looked increasingly uncertain.
"This is mad
